LAS VEGAS (Май 19, 2016) – The World Boxing Association (WBA) has declared Saturday night’s fight between No. 1 класирана претендент Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Нокаута) and No. 11-Оценени Джуниър “Ураган” Wright (15-1-1, 12 Нокаута) will become the WBA “редовен” cruiserweight световен шампион. The 12-round off-TV bout will take place at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

Shumenov had been the WBA “interim” cruiserweight world champion and mandatory challenger for WBA Super cruiserweight titlist Денис Лебедев (28-2, 21 Нокаута), who also fights тази събота in a unification match against International Boxing Federation (IBF) шампион Виктор Емилио “Тайсън де Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Нокаута) в Русия.

The WBA has mandated that the Shumenov-Wright winner will be the mandatory challenger for the Lebedev-Ramirez unified winner, which must take place в рамките на 120 дни.

Петък night’s fight in France between No. 2 Юниер Dorticos и Не. 3 Юрий Kalenga, erroneously billed as for the WBA “редовен” заглавие,will now be for the WBA “interim” cruiserweight world championship.