By Rick Reeno

BoxingScene.com was advised that the WBO has issued a ruling on the Timothy Bradley-Lamont Peterson purse split dispute. The sanctioning body has ordered a 60/40 split, with 60% going to the junior welterweight champion Bradley and 40% going to the interim-champion Peterson. The fight is scheduled for December 12 at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California. Showtime will televise.

The two sides have been at war since the day Gary Shaw, promoter of Bradley, put in the winning purse bid at the WBO's offices in Puerto Rico, and then the sanctioning body directed both sides to use "Section 13" of their rules and regulations to determine the purse split. Under Section 13, Peterson, due to his status as the interim-champion, would have received 60% of purse if the fight was staged in Bradley's home state of California. The WBO would later adjust the split to an even 50-50.

Bradley's team appealed the ruling by the WBO, demanding the use of Section 14 as the proper guildline for the purse split. On September 11, the WBO granted the appeal of Bradley's team, which gave their fighter a 78-22 [based on the math of Section 14]. Top Rank [promoter for Peterson] appealed the September 11 ruling. They demanded a 50-50 split, or in the alternative a 60-40 split.

The situation seems to be resolved - and now we have a fight.