By Ernesto Castellanos, notifight.com

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia - More news and information coming out from the 23rd annual WBO convention. A Mexican war has begun to take shape between WBO flyweight champion Julio Cesar "Pingo" Miranda, and the challenger Giovanni Segura, both of Mexico.

Mexican promoter Hector Garcia asked the executive committee, and on behalf of his colleague Fernando Beltran, to make Segura the official challenger to "Pingo "Miranda. That request was approved.

There was some discussion about ordering an eliminator between number #1 ranked Gennady Martyrosian and #3 ranked Kelly Pavlik - and the winner would get a shot at WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog.

WBO junior lightweight champion Ricky Burns was given 9 months for optional defenses before his mandatory is due.

At flyweight, Omar Narvaez of Argentina has time for an optional defense, but then must face the official challenger, Mexico's José Cabrera.