Report and Pictures: Boxing Bob Newman
Day two proved to be a protracted one because the rankings and obligatory defenses of each women and men have been gone over. This yr, the load divisions have been noticed beginning with strawweights and transferring up in the direction of heavyweights, fairly than vice versa.
The next actions have been noticed:
Strawweight, Beaven Sibanda moved from #15 to #13.
Flyweight, former WBA champ Artem Dalakian moved from #15 to #11, on the situation that he comes by means of along with his scheduled February struggle.
Tremendous Flyweight noticed Don Majeski thanking the WBC for his or her #2 rating of Andrew Moloney. In flip, the WBC introduced Majeski with a lifetime achievement award.
Tremendous Feathers Khalil El Hadri (#19) and William Vargas (#30) will contest the vacant WBC silver title. Michael Magnesi (#6) will face the winner.
Tremendous Light-weight noticed #3 Dalton Smith transfer to #2, swapping locations with #2 Jack Catterall happening to #3. Promoter of each fighters Eddie Hearn of Matchroom supported the transfer as Catterall goes the WBO eliminator route.
Middleweight Chris Eubank, Jr. moved from #3 to #2.
Cruiserweight noticed new #1 Michal Cieslak transfer again to #3 from whence he got here, after the latest draw (12/7/24) between then #1 Ryan Rozicki and #2 Yamil Alberto Peralta, who will resume their respective positions. Champion in recess- Badou Jack took the microphone to proclaim the he’s in coaching and boxing politics have saved him out of the ring. He is able to tackle present champion Norair (Noel) Mikaeljan, or anybody else.
Heavyweight noticed WBC Silver champion Lawrence Okolie transfer from #5 to #4, swapping locations with Martin Bakole who will now be #5.
Bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani acquired an award for his glorious 2024, successful the title and defending it twice in devastating vogue.
Anson Wainwright was acknowledged for his work with the WBC in enrolling fighters within the WBC clear boxing program.
Rodolfo Vargas of TV Azteca was awarded for the 18th anniversary of TV Azteca and their rescue of free televised boxing in Mexico after Televisa went the PPV route.
The fifth technology.WBC belt was unveiled and can start being awarded in 2025..it accommodates a fourth row of flags encircling a bigger heart plate.
The Polish delegation introduced Mauricio Sulaiman with portray of him and his father Don Jose Sulaiman, rendered from a second in the course of the struggle between Oscar De La Hoya and Patrick Carpenter in El Paso, Texas, in June of 1998.
Promoter and organizer.of this conference.Ahmet Öner, acquired the official WBC ring.
Ring official and rankings board member Daniel Van de Wiele, AKA “Mr. Boxing,” was acknowledged for working his five hundredth WBC sanctioned struggle not too long ago.
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After a lunch break, the obligatory defenses session bought underway.
Strawweight: Melvin Jerusalem is in a voluntary standing. Yokasta Valle simply received the vacant title and immediately, on the spot, made a unification struggle in opposition to interim champion Umi Ishikawa.
Flyweight: Kenshiro Teraji is in a voluntary standing.
Tremendous Fly: Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is in a voluntary standing. Andrew Moloney vs Roman “Chocolotito” Gonzalez for the obligatory spot.
Bantamweight: Junto Nakatani is in a voluntary stage proper now. Dina Thorslund is the present WBC/WBO champion who can’t get the opposite champions to struggle her. Mentioned Thorslund, “I’ll go as much as tremendous bantam, feather or tremendous feather for different titles. I wish to have extra youngsters sooner or later, so I wish to hurry and get extra belts earlier than I retire!”
Tremendous Bantam: undisputed champion Naoya Inoue has an IBF obligatory arising in Japan in opposition to Sam Goodman on December 24.
Featherweight: Brandon Figueroa will rematch Stephen Fulton for the WBC full title as Rey Vargas is injured and champion in recess. #1 rated Bruce Carrington will struggle in a compulsory eliminator. Feminine champion Skye Nicolson is a unification match in Australia. If it doesn’t work out, obligatory Tiara Brown is ready within the wings. In the meantime, legendary former champion Jelena Mrdjenovich appealed for an opportunity to win her title again earlier than she retires.
Tremendous Feather: Champ O’Shaquie Foster is in a voluntary standing. A bout between former champ Mark Magsayo and Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez is ordered for the ultimate eliminator. Foster additionally acquired his second belt after successful the rematch with Robson Conceição.
Delfine Persoon has been granted a right away rematch in opposition to Alycia Baumgartner. Their latest struggle in September led to a no-contest because of a extreme lower suffered by Persoon from an unintended conflict of heads.
Light-weight: A voluntary protection for Shakur Stevenson in opposition to Floyd Schofield has been authorised. Interim champion William Zepeda is recovering from his shoulder harm sustained in his interim title win over Tevin Farmer.The board thought of approving a event between Raymond Muratalla, Tevin Farmer, Isaac Cruz and Keyshawn Davis. Nonetheless, Davis goes within the course of one other group and Cruz has struggle at Tremendous Light-weight.
Caroline DuBois was elevated to full WBC champion as Katie Taylor has vacated to stay at Tremendous Mild.
Tremendous Mild: Obligatory challenger Sandor Martin fights champion Alberto Puello on March 1st. #3 Dalton Smith has lobbied to take part in an official eliminator.
Former undisputed champion Chantelle Cameron’s representatives lobbied to grow to be obligatory challenger to Katie Taylor. The board will give an exception for a 3rd match with Amanda Serrano and Cameron’s reps agreed.
Tremendous Welter: Terence Crawford was the obligatory challenger for champion Sebastian Fundora.
Middleweight: Carlos Adames should make two obligatory defenses- first in opposition to Hamza Sheeraz on February twenty second in Riyadh. The winner to face Meiirim Nursultanov.
Tremendous Center: Canelo is in a voluntary stage. Christian Mbilli vs Jaime Munguia for the interim title will probably be ordered.Franchon Crews Dezurn is in a voluntary stage.
Mild Heavyweight: Undisputed champion Artur Beterbiev will rematch Dimitrii Bivol for all 4 belts once more on February twenty second in Riyadh. The winner of David Benavidez and David Morrell will face the winner of Beterbiev-Bivol II.
Cruiserweight: Champion Noel Mikaeljan has had his obligatory defenses in opposition to Ryan Rozicki postponed a number of instances. Rozicki fought for the interim title in a rematch with Yamil Peralta on December 7…to a draw. So interim title stays vacant and full WBC title stays dormant.Mikaeljan is seeking to enact authorized motion in opposition to his promoter of document Don King, which may tie him up even longer, exterior of the ring.
Champion in recess, Badou Jack eloquently said, “Since I’m the champion in recess, however able to reactivate my standing, return my standing to full champion and place Mikaeljan within the “recess” standing. This was met with enormous applause. After some backwards and forwards, the WBC determined to honor Jack’s request…he has resumed his standing as full WBC champ and can defend in opposition to Rozicki, whereas Peralta will struggle Cieslak for the interim title. Mikaeljan’s standing will probably be protected till such time as his inactivity points resolved.
Bridgerweight: champion Kevin Lerena will possible defend in opposition to silver champion Serhiy Radchenko in Kiev, Ukraine on February twenty second. The WBC additionally authorised an interim championship struggle between former cruiser champ Krzysztof Wlodarczyk and #1 rated Adam Balski. It was discovered from an unbiased report, that Wlodarczyk misplaced his title in opposition to a PED utilizing Grigory Drozd, which was lined up.
Heavyweight: The WBC could have an interim title struggle between Agit Kabayal and Zhilei Zhang. President Sulaiman defined that the WBC doesn’t wish to stand in the best way of unified standing in boxing whereas nonetheless permitting alternatives for fighters.
The WBC expertise present will happen tonight, highlighted byusix from the “LOW BLOW BAND!”
