This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the athlete's team.

Povetkin on November 21 in Great Britain was supposed to hold a second fight with Dillian White, but the fight was canceled due to the detection of coronavirus infection in a Russian.

The first fight, which took place in August, ended with Povetkin's victory by knockout in the fifth round.

Povetkin then won the interim WBC heavyweight title.

Earlier, Derek Chisora ​​expressed his readiness to replace Povetkin in a fight with White.