LAS VEGAS (Mai 19, 2016) – The World Boxing Association (WBA) has declared Saturday night’s fight between No. 1 Ranglisten-Anwärter Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KOs) and No. 11-Nenn Junior “Hurrikan” Wright (15-1-1, 12 KOs) will become the WBA “regelmäßig” Weltmeister im Cruiser. 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 Denis Lebedev (28-2, 21 KOs), der auch kämpft an diesem Samstag in a unification match against International Boxing Federation (IBF) Champion Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 KOs) in Russland.

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

Freitag night’s fight in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticós und Nr. 3 Youri Kalenga, erroneously billed as for the WBA “regelmäßig” Titel,will now be for the WBA “interim” cruiserweight world championship.