selij Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 WBC Mandatories Discussions at the recent WBC conference HW Wilder vs Fury - Dec 1 - LA, USA. Breazeale is the mandatory. CW Usyk who holds all 4 straps - voluntary defence vs Tony Bellend. No mandatory is listed. LHW Champion Superman will make his mandatory defense against interim titlist Oleksandr Gvozdyk on Dec. 1 in Quebec City. SMW Due to the recent disclosure that titleholder David Benavidez tested positive for cocaine in a random drug test as part of the WBC Clean Boxing Program, he was stripped of the title at the convention and made a "champion in recess." Benavidez had been due to face mandatory challenger and former titlist Anthony Dirrell, who was instead ordered to fight Avni Yildirim for the now-vacant belt. Once Benavidez is cleared to return, he has the option of immediately fighting for the title again. MW Canelo WAS to make a voluntary defence vs 'Rocky' Fielding (of the UK) on Dec 15 it seemed for the WBC MW strap. Now it apperrs this event is only for Fielding's WBA SMW strap. Interim titlist Jermall Charlo was ordered to make a mandatory defense against 3G, with the winner becoming Alvarez's WBC mandatory challenger. JMW Jermell Charlo has the title but no defense scheduled. A final elimination bout to determine his next mandatory challenger was ordered between J.Rock and former world titlist Erislandy Lara. WW Because Shawn Porter won the vacant title against Danny Garcia on Sept. 8, he must make two mandatory defenses in a row, per WBC rules. The first mandatory challenger has not been determined. The second mandatory challenger is Andre Berto, who recently defeated Devon Alexander in an eliminator. Also, when former titlist Keith Thurman, who owns a win over Porter but vacated the WBC title (and still holds the WBA's top belt) due to injury, returns to the ring, he has the right to immediately fight for the WBC belt. All clear ? :haha: JWW Jose Ramirez outpointed Antonio Orozco on Sept. 14 and is allowed to make another voluntary defense. Two of the WBC's top-rated contenders, Regis Prograis and Josh Taylor, are involved in the forthcoming World Boxing Super Series tournament, so Adrien Broner and Jorge Linares were ordered to meet in a final eliminator. Also, former titlist Viktor Postol and Mohamed Mimoune were ordered to fight in a semifinal elimination bout. LW Mikey Garcia is a unified titleholder and will next make a mandatory defense of his IBF version of the title against Richard Commey. His WBC mandatory challenger is Luke Campbell, who outpointed Yvan Mendy in a final eliminator on Sept. 22. Also, Javier Fortuna and Zaur Abdullaev were ordered to fight in a final eliminator to become the mandatory challenger following Campbell. JLW Titleholder Miguel Berchelt and mandatory challenger "Mickey" Roman are scheduled to fight on Nov. 3. Former titlist Francisco Vargas was ordered to face Eduardo Hernandez in a final elimination fight to become the next mandatory challenger. Shavkat Rahkimov and Jhonny Gonzalez were ordered to meet in a semifinal eliminator. FW In an unusual move, titlist Gary Russell Jr. was ordered to fight WBA titlist Leo Santa Cruz. The WBC has no way to force another organization's titleholder to fight a unification fight, but a Santa Cruz-Russell showdown is something both fighters have said they want. The fight has also been on the agenda of PBC, which they are both part of, and Showtime, so the WBC is seemingly just trying to help further facilitate a marquee fight in a loaded division. JFW With titleholder Rey Vargas recovering from shoulder surgery and also suffering from pneumonia, the timetable for his return is unclear, so Abigail Medina and Tomoki Kameda were ordered to meet for the interim title, with Vargas having to face the winner upon his return. BW Nordine Oubaali and Rau'shee Warren are due to fight for the vacant title on a date STILL to be determined later this year. The winner will be ordered to face Petch Sor Chitpattana, who stepped aside to allow Warren to fight for the title. The belt was vacated when Luis Nery was stripped for missing weight for a title defense/rematch with former titlist Shinsuke Yamanaka. JBW Champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai will make an optional defense against Iran Diaz on Saturday in Bangkok, Thailand, and will be allowed a second voluntary defense if he wins. After that, Sor Rungvisai must face mandatory challenger Juan Francisco Estrada, who outpointed Felipe Orucuta in a final eliminator on Sept. 8 in the "Superfly 3" main event. FW Cristofer Rosales is in a 'voluntary stage' and has no fight scheduled. Contenders Andrew Selby and Julio Cesar Martinez were ordered to meet in a final elimination fight to determine Rosales' next mandatory foe. JFW Ken Shiro met former titlist Milan Melindo last Sunday in Yokohama, Japan. Jonathan Taconing and former strawweight titleholder Hiroto Kyoguchi were ordered to meet in a final elimination bout to produce the next mandatory opponent. SW Titlist Wanheng Menayothin, who moved to 51-0 with a unanimous decision over Pedro Taduran on Aug. 29, is in a 'voluntary stage'. Simphiwe Khonco and Tsubasa Koura were ordered to meet in a final eliminator to produce his next mandatory opponent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Re: WBC Mandatories WW Because Shawn Porter won the vacant title against Danny Garcia on Sept. 8, he must make two mandatory defenses in a row, per WBC rules. The first mandatory challenger has not been determined. The second mandatory challenger is Andre Berto, who recently defeated Devon Alexander in an eliminator. Also, when former titlist Keith Thurman, who owns a win over Porter but vacated the WBC title (and still holds the WBA's top belt) due to injury, returns to the ring, he has the right to immediately fight for the WBC belt. All clear ? :haha: Yes, Minister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Re: WBC Mandatories MW Canelo to make a voluntary defence vs Fielding of the UK on Dec 1 it seems. Actually the fight will be at 168 and Fielding will be defending his WBA (reg) World Title but looks like Clenelo will be allowed to keep his WBC strap at 160 as well (no doubt he'll have to make a decision after the Fielding fight as to which one he'll be keeping though). Also, fight is Dec 15th I believe. Great post though, very informative and nice to have all the news in one place for reference :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selij Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Re: WBC Mandatories Also, fight is Dec 15th I believe. Correct. I will alter it. I based the post on reports from the discussions held. Addendum: looking at Boxrec it seems only Fielding's WBA World Super Middleweight Title is on the line now anywayz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Re: WBC Mandatories Cheers Sel, Could deal with one of these for each gov body mind you :haha: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repsac Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Re: WBC Mandatories Interesting that we had to sit thru 12 rounds of Ugas vs Barrionuevo on the undercard of Porter vs Garcia, and it was listed as an eliminator for the WBC if i'm not mistaken. Yet now Ugas isn't even mentioned. So why would they have fought 12 rounds if it wasn't a championship fight or an eliminator fight for the mandatory spot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selij Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Re: WBC Mandatories Cheers Sel, Could deal with one of these for each gov body mind you Well I would oblige but they haven't all just had an AGM last week..... :lol: So why would they have fought 12 rounds if it wasn't a championship fight or an eliminator fight for the mandatory spot? Have to ask Sulaiman Jnr mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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