The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has ordered a mandatory bout between bridgerweight champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov and interim titleholder Julio César La Cruz. The negotiation period officially began on January 16, when formal notice was sent to both camps, and will run through February 15. Gadzhimagomedov last fulfilled a mandatory defense on October 17,…
The World Boxing Association (WBA), through its Championships Committee, has officially ordered a mandatory heavyweight title bout between champion Kubrat Pulev and No. 1 contender Moses Itauma. The pioneer organization sent the formal communication to both camps on Tuesday, October 14, granting them a 30-day negotiation period, which will conclude on November 14. The decision…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has ordered the welterweight world title bout between champion Rolando Romero and mandatory challenger Shakhram Giyasov, as confirmed through an official communication sent to both parties on Monday, October 13. The Committee granted the standard 30-day negotiation period, starting October 13 and concluding on November 13. Romero, who…
On Monday, October 13, the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee officially ordered the mandatory featherweight bout between champion Nick Ball and his official challenger, Brandon Figueroa. The Committee issued the communication for the British champion to face Figueroa in the near future. As customary in mandatory bouts, a 30-day negotiation period has been granted,…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) has officially called a purse bid for the heavyweight world title bout between reigning champion Kubrat Pulev and mandatory challenger Michael Hunter. The purse bid is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, in Houston, Texas, and will be conducted by WBA Championships Committee Vice-Chairman Julio Thyme. After granting both camps a…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championship Committee has officially ordered a showdown between reigning super lightweight champion Gary Antuanne Russell and his mandatory challenger, Andy Hiraoka. The WBA — boxing’s oldest sanctioning body — issued formal notice to both camps, granting them a 30-day window to negotiate terms, beginning April 22 and running through May…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championship Committee has officially ordered a mandatory showdown for the bantamweight title between reigning champion Seiya Tsutsumi and interim titleholder Antonio Vargas, the division’s official challenger. The WBA issued the formal notice to both camps this Wednesday, granting them a 30-day negotiation window that began on March 25 and will…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championship Committee has officially ordered a final flyweight eliminator between Puerto Rico’s Yankiel Rivera and Venezuela’s Angelino Córdova, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown in the 112-pound division. The ruling was made official on Thursday, February 20, with the WBA formally notifying both fighters’ camps to begin negotiations. Per…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has ordered a fight between Cruiserweight Champion Gilberto “Zurdo†RamÃrez and mandatory challenger Yuniel Dorticos. The pioneering organization sent the communication to both fighters’ teams this Thursday, January 16, ordering the bout between the Mexican and the Cuban with a 30-day negotiation period, which will end on February…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has ordered the mandatory bout between Lithuanian welterweight world champion Eimantas Stanionis and official challenger Shakhram Giyasov. The communication was officially sent to both parties on September 19 and they were given 30 days to negotiate the fight, which will end on October 19. The championship rule C.10…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee ordered the mandatory fight between super featherweight champion Lamont Roach Jr. and the interim champion, Albert Batyrgaziev. The pioneer organization sent the official notice to both parties on Tuesday, July 23 and granted 30 days to complete the negotiation, a period that will end on August 22. The…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee ordered the mandatory fight between cruiserweight champion Gilberto Ramirez and challenger Yuniel Dorticos. The body sent the communication to the parties on Monday July 1st with all the details about the decision and the corresponding procedures. The negotiation period will be 30 days and will end on 31…