LAS VEGAS (Maiatza 19, 2016) – The World Boxing Association (WBA) has declared Saturday night’s fight between No. 1 sailkapenean contender Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos) and No. 11-puntuatutakoak Junior “Urakanaren” Wright (15-1-1, 12 Kos) will become the WBA “erregularra” cruiserweight munduko txapeldun. 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), who also fights Larunbat honetan in a unification match against International Boxing Federation (IBF) txapeldun Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Kos) Errusian.

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

Ostirala en night’s fight in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticos eta No. 3 Youri Kalenga, erroneously billed as for the WBA “erregularra” titulua,will now be for the WBA “interim” cruiserweight world championship.