LAS VEGAS (Gegužė 19, 2016) – The World Boxing Association (WBA) has declared Saturday night’s fight between No. 1 užėmė varžovas Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos) and No. 11-neįvertintas Junior “Uraganas” Wright (15-1-1, 12 Kos) will become the WBA “reguliarus” Sunkusis pasaulio čempionas. 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 Denisas Lebedevas (28-2, 21 Kos), who also fights šį šeštadienį in a unification match against International Boxing Federation (IBF) čempionas Viktoras Emilio “Tysonas de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Kos) Rusijoje.

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 dienos.

Penktadienio night’s fight in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticos ir Nr. 3 Jurijus Kalenga, erroneously billed as for the WBA “reguliarus” pavadinimas,will now be for the WBA “interim” cruiserweight world championship.