Fres Oquendo: record, next fight and profile →
Earlier today, February 13th, 2017, the purse bid for the fight between Shannon Briggs and Fres Oquendo for the world heavyweight title of the World Boxing Association was held. However, the requirements established in the WBA regulation were not met and it was not valid.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, the World Boxing Association ordered a purse bid between former world champion Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs and veteran contender Fres Oquendo for the vacant "regular" heavyweight title of the WBA.
The World Boxing Association has ordered a purse bid between former world champion Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs and Puerto Rican contender Fres Oquendo for the vacant "regular" heavyweight title of the WBA. The two teams were called to negotiate on the 2nd of January and they were given a deadline of 30 days before a purse bid was finally called. Because tehre has been no agreement between them, the WBA's Championships Committee has ordered the bid.
World Boxing Association President Gilberto Mendoza Jr. is firm that his organization will order the winner of Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko to fight unbeaten contender Luis Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs). Joshua and Klitschko will collide on April 29 before an expected record crowd of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. They will battle for Joshua's IBF title and the vacant IBO, WBA Super titles. The fight will be carried live on Sky Sports Box Office.
World Boxing Association President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza held a conference with the Panamanian press on Friday morning, in which he maintained that his organization was dedicated to a policy of having a single WBA champion in each division.
Former world champion Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs will face Puerto Rican contender Fres Oquendo for the vacant "regular" heavyweight title of the World Boxing Association (WBA), confirmed Nicaraguan consultant Ricardo Rizzo, who represents the company Heavyweight Factory - who are based in Florida.
Russian heavyweight boxer Alexander Ustinov (33-1, 24KOs) will fight to hold for the "regular" championship of the World Boxing Association (WBA) on the 25th of February against either Shannon Briggs or Fres Oquendo, according to the Russian boxer's manager Vladimir Hryunov.
Cuban heavyweight Luis Ortiz (27-0, 23KOs) will be in line for a world title shot in 2017. At the start of this year, the World Boxing Association ordered a tournament to establish a single WBA world champion in the heavyweight division.
The WBA World Championships Committee issued a resolution regarding Ruslan Chagaev, who until now held the organization's 'regular' heavyweight title. Chagaev has not to fulfilled his mandatory commitments within the division.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, the World Boxing Association stripped Lucas Browne of the WBA's 'regular' heavyweight title after his B-sample tested positive for clenbuterol.