LAS VEGAS (Mei 19, 2016) – The World Boxing Association (WBA) has declared Saturday night’s fight between No. 1 nafasi mgombea Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos) and No. 11-lilipimwa Junior “Hurricane” Wright (15-1-1, 12 Kos) will become the WBA “mara kwa mara” cruiserweight bingwa wa dunia. 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 Jumamosi hii in a unification match against International Boxing Federation (IBF) bingwa Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Kos) katika Urusi.

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 siku.

Ijumaa night’s fight in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticos na No. 3 Youri Kalenga, erroneously billed as for the WBA “mara kwa mara” cheo,will now be for the WBA “interim” cruiserweight world championship.