Comments Thread For: WBA Approves Leigh Wood-Josh Warrington Title Fight; Winner Mandated To Face Otabek Kholmatov

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Otabek Kholmatov will have to wait his turn at least one more time. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBA approved a request placed on behalf of featherweight titlist Leigh Wood to proceed with an optional defense versus former two-time IBF titlist Josh Warrington. The bout was always targeted to take place in October, but its exact status was up in the air prior to the sanctioning body's official decision.
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[Clegg]

Completely screwed Otabek over. It's also obvious the winner isn't going to fight him either.

[SimpleTouchee]

Warrington coming off a lost Eddie must be giving the WBA that brown paper bag.

[kiaba360]

Completely screwed Otabek over. It's also obvious the winner isn't going to fight him either.

It was very predictable though. Otabek is the definition of high-risk/low reward: no name/monetary value and lacks the backing of a big network/promoter. Wood had to wait for LSC, and now Otabek will have to wait.

[Mammoth]

Completely screwed Otabek over. It's also obvious the winner isn't going to fight him either.

So what? Who is that guy?

[BigZ44]

Wood/Warrington will definitely be a fun fight and big time seller in the UK, should be an awesome atmosphere. The winner will vacate and Otabek will eventually fight for a vacant title

[Clegg]

So what? Who is that guy?

Who cares if he's famous or not? If you earn the shot you should get it.

[Mammoth]

Who cares if he's famous or not? If you earn the shot you should get it.

He'll get his opportunity eventually.

[drablj]

One suggested alternative was for Wood-Warrington to come with the title at stake while Kholmatov would face Camden, New Jersey’s Raymond Ford (14-0-1, 7KOs), the next highest ranked WBA contender. The idea was the Wood-Warrington winner would leave the ring with the WBA title and then immediately vacate, with the Kholmatov-Ford winner subsequently named WBA featherweight titlist.

great plan. i wanted to suggest the same thing. wood and warrington should both retire after the fight. the alternative is robeisy - kholmatov since lopez is fighting robeisy's mandatory next (making the wbo champion free).

[Corelone]

Leigh vs Josh is hard to call a monopoly, or title hostage. There are no expectations. A warm arena and plenty of beer.