By Jake Donovan

Andrey Ryabinsky was intentionally cryptic and brief in a previous reveal surrounding the destiantion for the heavyweight title fight between Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin, but has since added news worth discussing at length.

Less than 24 hours than informing the boxing world through social media that the aforementioned bout will be staged in Russia, the Russian business mogul has since declared his intentions to load up the show. Also among his World of Boxing stable is reigning cruiserweight titlist Denis Lebedev, who was previously on course for an April 30 title unification bout with Argentina's Victor Ramirez. There are now talks of pushing back the fight to late May in making for one blockbuster card rather than two big events taking place in Russia in a span of 3-4 weeks. One date being mentioned is May 28th.

"There is a great chance - close to 100% - of "Sasha" (Povetkin) fighting on the same show featuring Denis Lebedev in a unification fight with Ramirez," Ryabinsky told Russian publication P-Sport on Wednesday. "I want to combine the two shows into one, to make one explosive show."

Ryabinsky - who has served as Povetkin's promoter of record since his title fight loss to Wladimir Klitschko in Oct. '13 - won the rights to the heavyweight clash after outbidding Wilder's promoter, Lou DiBella at the World Boxing Council (WBC)-mandated purse bid hearing on February 26 in Miami. The WBC accepted Ryabinsky's winning bid of $7.15 million on the condition that signed contracts are returned to the sanctioning body in 15 days - technically March 12, but likely accepted by the next business day, Monday, March 14.

Had the two sides worked out terms, the heavyweight title fight would have taken place May 21 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Wilder (36-0, 35KOs) made his debut at the new boxing hotbed in January, scoring a scintillating one-punch 9th round knockout of Artur Szpilka this past January. Povetkin and Ryabinsky were both in attendance for the fight, as the Russian heavyweight has served as Wilder's mandatory challenger since last spring.

Ryabinsky and DiBella were deep in negotiations for the better part of the next 45 days, but ultimately hit a wall. It appeared that Povetkin's side - once strongly considering fighting in the United States for the first time in his career - felt it was in their best interest to instead submit a high enough purse offering to bring the fight to his native Russia.

Wilder - the last American male boxer to claim an Olympic medal in capturing the Bronze in the 2008 Beijing Games - has fought outside of The Americas just once in his seven-plus year career, a 1st round knockout of Audley Harrison on the road in England in April '13. He became the first American to lay claim to a heavyweight title in more than seven years following a 12-round virtual shutout of Bermane Stiverne last January, having since made three successful title defenses.

News of his traveling abroad for his next defense was a surprise only in that his team found out the same way as did the rest of the boxing world - through Ryabinsky's social media post on Tuesday. Ryabinsky stated simply that the fight was heading to Russia, with more details to come later in the week - which would have to be the case if he is to retain promotional rights in compliance with the WBC.

"So far, I've (just) received a test message from (Ryabinsky) stating the fight will take place in Russia," WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman updated BoxingScene.com - also via text message - on Wednesday.

Bringing the fight home makes economic sense, but was viewed as a safety net of sorts for Povetkin (30-1, 22KOs), a 2004 Olympic Gold medalist for Russia whose entire pro career has taken place in his home country as well as Germany. Each of his last six starts have taken place in Russia, including the aforementioned loss to Klitschko, which has been followed by four straight wins.

Should Ryabinsky's plans materialize, it will mark the second straight occasion that Povetkin and Lebedev (27-2, 21KOs) appear on the same bill. Both scored victories on a loaded bill last November in Kazan, Russia - one of the most expensive shows in the history of boxing in Russia, and with a significant portion of the evening providing disastrous results for the local crowd.

Rakhim Chakhkiev and previously unbeaten Dmitry Kudryashov both suffered knockout losses on the undercard, only for Povetkin and Lebedev to avoid the trend of stunning upsets by producing knockout wins of their own. Povetkin stopped Poland's Mariusz Wach on cuts in the 12th and final round of their headlining bout, while Lebedev tore through Hollywood-based Nigerian contender Lateef Kayode in eight one-sided rounds.

The forthcoming showdown with Ramirez (22-2-1, 17KOs) marks the first attempted unification bout for either champ. Ramirez is on his second tour as a cruiserweight titlist, having retired following a 12-round loss to Marco Huck in Aug. '09 before returning more than four years later. The Argentine boxer has claimed eight straight wins, including a 12-round nod over Ola Afolabi last April for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) interim title. He was upgraded to the full version last year, though his lone successful defense provided a major scare in a 12-round draw versus veteran spoiler Ovill McKenzie last October.

In traveling to Russia for the unification clash with Lebedev, Ramirez fights outside of Argentina for just the third time in his career. That occasion - if Ryabinsky gets his way - will come one month later than originally anticipated.

"We have signed contracts from the Ramirez team," Ryabinsky states, though not clarifying if only for the April 30 date or with the approval of pushing back the fight. "Now I'm trying... to make this one big show, just a terrific night of boxing."

The alternative - had original plans come to fruition for both matchups - would have been to host the cruiserweight fight on April 30 in Russia before heading to the United States for Wilder-Povetkin just three weeks later.

"I really thought about bringing this fight to America," Ryabinsky acknowledges. "There are (several) advantages. First, the economy. Additionally, Sasha would (benefit from) public relations (by fighting) abroad. However, I came to the conclusion that this is not the figh with which to expirement.

"It's still a tremendous battle for the world title, and thus (our goal) to create conditions which would (serve as an advantage for) Sasha. Therefore, in this regard, I have decided... to do everything in Russia. The (location) and (exact) date will not be (announced) until the end of the week."

Jake Donovan is the managing editor of BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox