WBA Update: Golovkin, Murray, Chidinov, Graglia, Vazquez, Fortuna

ByWorld Boxing Association

The Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association has ruled that Gennady Golovkin keeps his champion status.
The request made by the middleweight champion was denied for the moment due to the fact he was already granted a special permission for a fight prior to his mandatory commitment.

However, even thought he was denied the status of super champion he requested right now does not mean he could not get the appointment later.

In the same division, on December 21 there was a resolution issued the that decreed the fight between Juan Camilo Novoa and Dmitry Chudinov was an elimination bout for the interim title. Chidinov won by TKO as previously approved, and he will be recognized as mandatory challenger from May 2014.

Meanwhile, Martin Murray is still the Interim champion.

The World Boxing Association family wants to congratulate José Emilio Graglia who was awarded with the Condor Award.
The award was presented on Friday, December 20, 2013 at the Estadio Mario Kempes in the city of Córdoba, Argentina.

In its 13th edition of the Condor Award is to acknowledge the work, merits and achievements of Córdoba, and Graglia received the award in the category of referees, judges and Supervisors.

Graglia is member of the WBA directorate and performs supervisory functions.

Congratulations to José Emilio Graglia! A very well deserved award to a man who has devoted body and soul to the Cordoba boxing.

Panama’s World Boxing Association bantamweight champ Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno will have to face in a mandatory fight Dominica’s Juan Carlos Payano, the second challenger of the division, in a mandatory defense.

Moreno can take an optional fight first and then he has the obligation to fight Payano, as ordered by the WBA Championships Committee.

Also, the Super featherweight interim champion, Bryan Vazquez from Costa Rica, and the second challenger of the division Javier Fortuna, were ordered to submit signed contract by January 15, 2014.

Thus informed the WBA Championships Committee to all the parties, so they should get in touch to commence negotiation to settle date and site of the fight.