Las Vegas (Mulole 19, 2016) – The World Boxing Association (WBA) has declared Saturday night’s fight between No. 1 ndipo lili pa nambala contender Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Ko) and No. 11-chovoteledwa Junior “Mphepo Yamkuntho” Wright (15-1-1, 12 Ko) will become the WBA “okhazikika” cruiserweight dziko ngwazi. 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 Ko), who also fights izi Loweruka in a unification match against International Boxing Federation (IBF) ngwazi Victor Emilio “Tyson de A Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Ko) mu Russia.

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 masiku.

Lachisanu night’s fight in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticos ndipo No. 3 Youri Kalenga, erroneously billed as for the WBA “okhazikika” udindo,will now be for the WBA “interim” cruiserweight world championship.