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The World Boxing Association (WBA) has announced that former three division world champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley (48-9-1, 40KOs) will be a part of their annual "KO Drugs" event on December 17th in Panama. One of the main fights on the card will feature a title defense by the interim-super flyweight world champion of the WBA, Panamanian Luis "Nica "Conception, who faces former world titleholder Giovanni Segura of Mexico.
As he prepares to return in December, former champion Nicholas Walters had a few minutes to answer the challenge of the World Boxing Association super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama of Japan. During a press conference to announce his December 31 return in Tokyo, Uchiyama said he expected to make his debut in the United States in 2016, and cited Walters ( 26-0-1, 21 KO) as the potential challenger to face him.
It's going to be bombs away in the main event of the "KO Drugs" in Panama on the 17th of December, when Luis "Nica" Concepcion (33-4, 24KOs) defends the WBA 115-pound interim-championship against Mexico's Giovanni Segura (32-4-1, 28KOs).
Junior welterweight Adrien Broner has now been promoted to the status of "super champion" by World Boxing Association. Broner (31-2, 23 KO), who captured the "regular" championship on October 3rd with a knockout of Khabib Allakhverdiev, was given a higher status in the organization after a ruling was issued by the WBA Championships Committee. Broner is a four division world champion.
Venezuelan Alfonso Blanco is now officially being recognized as the interim-middleweight world champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA). He won the crown on October 10 in Caracas, Venezuela, when he defeated Russian contender Sergey Khomitsky on points over twelve rounds.
Due to the impossibility of defending his interim-belt at super featherweight, the World Boxing Association's Championships Committee has stripped Mexican contender Emanuel Lopez (19-4-1, 8KOs). "El Pollo" Lopez and his team were informed of the decision based on the regulations, based on their presumed knowledge of specific rules where Lopez had to defend in a period not exceeding 180 days.
The New York State Athletic Commission has announced the officials who are going to work this Saturday's showdown between World Boxing Association/International Boxing Organization champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin and International Boxing Federation champion David Lemieux. The fight takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. HBO Pay-Per-View will carry the event.
The World Boxing Association wanted to clear up any confusion regarding tomorrow night's fight between Alfonso Blanco and Sergey Khomitsky in Venezuela. The winner of that fight will be recognized as the WBA interim-middleweight champion - but victor won't receive that recognition until October 25th.
During the press conference held earlier today by the World Boxing Association, where they discussed the 94th Convention and the next edition of KO To Drugs, WBA Vice President Gilberto Mendoza discussed the current status of former champion Guillermo Jones (39-3-2, 31KOs). Jones has been allowed by the WBA to return to the ring "with a number of conditions." The boxer was suspended after testing positive twice for the banned substance Furosemide - both times in connection with the Denis Lebedev bout.
The officials are set in place for this Saturday's fight for the vacant 'regular' junior welterweight world title of the World Boxing Association. The card takes place at the US Brank Arena in Cincinnati, where hometown star Adrien Broner will face Khabib Allakhverdiev. The referee will be Harvey Dock (US) and judges are Americans Garry Merrit, George Hill, Larry Hazzard Jr., all appointed by the local commission of the state of Ohio.