Originally posted by daggum
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Here's the mandatory title defense history of the 122 lb division:
December 20, 2020 Leo v Fulton WBO mandatory
January 24, 2022 MJ v Rios WBA mandatory
March 22, 2022 Fulton v Roman WBC mandatory (Roman also ranked #1 with WBO)
September 18, 2022 MJ v Tapales, IBF mandatory
July 23, 2023 Fulton v Inoue (maybe WBO mandatory, as Inoue was made WBO Super champ, entitling him to the title shot).
May 6, 2024 Inoue v Nery WBC mandatory
Not sure why WBC managed to jump the rotation. But it looks like WBO or WBA should be up next, which means that if WBO DOES decide that Doheny counts, that MJ would be next. If Inoue doesn't decide to fight him in December, he'll certainly be Inoue's first ordered fight of 2025, assuming the WBA doesn't try to strip Inoue. If Inoue was WBO mandatory for Fulton, then MJ would certainly be entitled to the next title shot.
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