From Dan Rafael's Score Card:


"And now a quick word about the bogus title at stake. Naturally, it was a WBA interim belt because the WBA apparently won't be content until it gives out at least two belts in every division. Kotelnik, who beat Maidana in February, owns the title. He'll defend it again July 18 against Amir Khan. But that didn't stop the WBA from sanctioning this for an interim title after a little sweet-talking from Ortiz promoter Golden Boy. The funny thing is that Maidana, as the winner, isn't even next in line to fight the Kotelnik-Khan winner as interim titlists are supposed to be. That so-called honor goes to Dmitriy Salita, a great kid but a bogus No. 1 contender."