Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko's biceps injury is on the mend and he is almost ready to return to training camp for his mandatory defense against Kubrat Pulev.

They were due to meet on Sept. 6 at the O2 World arena in Hamburg, Germany, but Klitschko suffered a small tear in his left biceps during training camp and the fight was postponed until Nov. 15.

With Klitschko's healing on schedule, manager Bernd Boente told ESPN.com on Thursday that the champ will resume training in two weeks. He will put in two weeks of training in South Florida, where he lives, and then head to his usual camp in the mountains of Austria for the rest of camp.

"Wladimir is on schedule and he is feeling good," Boente said. "We're thankful it was not a more serious injury."

The timing of Klitschko's return to camp works out well. His trainer, heavyweight Johnathon Banks, fights Antonio Tarver on Sept. 29 in Hidalgo, Texas, so by the time Klitschko goes back into training, Banks' schedule will be clear of his own fight.

Klitschko (62-3, 53 KOs), 38, of Ukraine, will be making his 17th title defense. His 16 successful defenses during his second title reign are the third most in heavyweight history behind only Joe Louis (25) and Larry Holmes (20), and his eight-year-plus reign is second all-time to Louis' record 11 years, 8 months, 8 days.

Pulev (20-0, 11 KOs), 33, of Bulgaria, is the former European champion. He became the mandatory challenger in August 2013 with a unanimous decision against Tony Thompson, who had twice been knocked out by Klitschko in other mandatory title fights.