Manuel Charr vs. Trevor Bryan - Purse Bid Set Down, May 17

By Elisinio Castillo

The World Boxing Association (WBA) has revealed that their Championships Committee has ordered a purse bid on Monday, May 17th, to set down a mandatory fight between WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Manuel Charr and undefeated challenger Trevor Bryan.

The bid has a minimum of one million dollars and the purse will be distributed 75% for champion, 25% for challenger. The bid will take place in Panama City and will be directed by Aurelio Fiengo.

Since Charr will get the lion's share of the money, it's very unlikely that Bryan's promoter, Don King, will submit a huge bid.

Charr is coming into the fight after having won the vacant WBA "regular" title in a match against Alexander Ustinov in November of 2017. He has been inactive in this time frame but has not taken a defeat since 2015. He sports a record of 31-4 with 17 knockouts.

Bryan, on the other hand, is coming off of a knockout win over BJ Flores in August of 2018 and has never tasted defeat, with a record of 20 wins, 14 of which coming by knockout. This fight will represent a big step up in class for the New York native.

Anthony Joshua holds the WBA's "super title" in the weight class, with Joe Joyce being the WBA's "gold" champion.

Both Bryan and Charr were pushing to face Joshua on June 1, after original opponent Jarrell Miller was removed for failing three drug tests. Neither boxer received the assignment, as Andy Ruiz was selected for the spot.