Nobuhiro Ishida in Line For Santos vs Foreman Winner

By Mark Vester

In a move that makes no sense, Japan's Nobuhiro Ishida was crowned the WBA's interim-junior middleweight champion after winning a decision over Marco Avendano of Venezuela. The fight was set down by the WBA because full champion Daniel Santos has been unable to defend his title since winning it last July.

It doesn't make any sense to crown an interim-champion when Santos is defending his title against the mandatory, undefeated Yuri Foreman, on the November 14 undercard to Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto on November 14.

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