LAS VEGAS (Maijs 19, 2016) – The World Boxing Association (WBA) has declared Saturday night’s fight between No. 1 ieņēma sāncensis Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos) and No. 11-novērtētie Junior “Orkāns” Wright (15-1-1, 12 Kos) will become the WBA “regulārs” cruiserweight pasaules čempions. 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 Ļebedevs (28-2, 21 Kos), who also fights Šo sestdien in a unification match against International Boxing Federation (IBF) čempions Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Kos) Krievijā.

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 dienas.

Piektdienas night’s fight in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticos un Nr. 3 Youri Kalenga, erroneously billed as for the WBA “regulārs” virsraksts,will now be for the WBA “interim” cruiserweight world championship.