LAS VEGAS (Mai 19, 2016) – The World Boxing Association (WBA) has declared Saturday night’s fight between No. 1 rankert Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KOs) and No. 11-karakter Junior “Orkan” Wright (15-1-1, 12 KOs) will become the WBA “regulær” Cruiservekt verdensmester. 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 denne lørdagen in a unification match against International Boxing Federation (IBF) mester Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 KOs) i 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 within 120 dager.

Fredagens night’s fight in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticos og Nei. 3 Youri Kalenga, erroneously billed as for the WBA “regulær” tittel,will now be for the WBA “interim” cruiserweight world championship.