The World Boxing Association’s Championships Committee has officially ordered their super featherweight champion, Anthony Cacace 25-1 (9 KOs) to make a mandatory title defense against interim champion and mandatory challenger Elnur Samedov.
The camps have until July 14 to reach a deal. If they can’t reach an agreement, the bout will be sent to a purse bid.
Cacace captured the WBA’s super featherweight title in March, via a unanimous 12-round decision over Jazza Dickens in Dublin, Ireland. Samedov became their interim champion by defeating John Lenon Gutiérrez of Colombia via TKO 11 in February.
Under WBA Championship Rule C.10, “…a champion is required to defend the title against the highest-ranked available contender within 120 days of winning the championship, provided that no official challenger has been designated.”
