Thursday 20 October 2016 15:11, UK
Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko are awaiting a crucial decision from the WBA as their heavyweight world title fight hangs in the balance.
IBF champion Joshua has agreed to face Klitschko at the Manchester Arena on December 10, but the Ukrainian's manager Bernd Boente has admitted the 40-year-old could seek another opponent if the WBA title is not at stake.
WBA president Gilberto Mendoza is set to announce in the next 24 hours whether a belt will be on the line after a deadline passed on Wednesday for the organisation to make a decision.
Mendoza told ESPN: "The members of the committee have a deadline until (Wednesday) to respond."
Promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed on Wednesday that Joshua's planned IBF title defence will go ahead on the same date and venue "regardless of if it's Klitschko or not".
Klitschko is believed to have lined up an alternative bout, with reports suggesting the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg has been booked on the same date for a possible fight against Australian Lucas Browne.
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