On November 7, WBC President Jose Sulaiman announced that if the treatment of the injury sustained by world heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko under the WBC version requires more than three months, he will be stripped of his title. In this case, the WBC champion's belt will pass to interim champion Hasim Rahman, UNIAN reports. \n \n The WBC gave Klitschko a week to obtain a final medical conclusion and determine the extent of the injury, and if he can recover within three months, he will be granted the right to defend his title in the ring. \n \n According to WBC President Jose Sulaiman, he agreed to Klitschko's request to give him time for a full diagnosis of the injury, and a final decision on this matter will be made no earlier than Saturday. "A champion should not lose his title because of an injury. A fair decision for all parties will be rendered in due time. You all know that the WBC is under pressure to strip Klitschko of his title, but it seems unfair to me not to give the boxer the opportunity to undergo a medical examination to establish the extent of the injury," Sulaiman emphasized. \n \n Recall that on November 7, Rahman accused Klitschko of not wanting to enter the fight. \n \n At the same time, Rahman's promoter Don King declared his charge the new WBC heavyweight champion, since, in his opinion, Klitschko by his refusal effectively made the belt of this organization vacant. "Everyone can confirm that Vitali does not want to meet with Rahman. That is precisely why I ensured that Rahman's last bout was for the WBC interim champion title. At the moment when Vitali canceled the mandatory WBC heavyweight title defense scheduled for November 12, he made this title vacant, and Rahman, in accordance with WBC rules, immediately took possession of it," King said. \n \n As previously reported, the bout for the WBC heavyweight champion title between Klitschko and Rahman scheduled for November 12 will not take place at the appointed time. The reason for this was a knee injury that Vitali sustained during training. \n \nRead also: \n \nBoxing. The Klitschko – Rahman fight will not take place on November 12. Will the Ukrainian be stripped of his title?