do they???????????
Does the Wbo require mandatory defenses??
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yes.....segura is viloria's mandatory....and that's what going to happen next if brian plans on keeping his belt...
but one special sitaution on segura's case is that , he did'nt need to fight at the weightclass to improve his wbo ranking, it came out automaticly... -
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dont they usualy make u fight a mandatory if ur not being active
or maybe they aprove of whoever he is gonna fight next because they dont want to strip him
forget about those abc belts
what matters is if u are undisputed or no. 1 in ur divisionComment
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no.you're suppose to have to defend against the top contenders for that sanctioning bodyComment
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(a) Each WBO World Champion except in the Heavyweight Division shall defend
his title at intervals not greater than nine (9) months counting from the date of the
acquisition thereof or from the last compulsory defense, as the case may be, in a
twelve (12) round fight, against the Mandatory Challenger, as determined by the
Championship Committee according to these Regulations, unless an exception is
made pursuant to these Regulations. For reasons unique to the Heavyweight
Division, the WBO World Champion in the Heavyweight Division shall defend his
title at intervals not greater than twelve (12) months counting from the date of the
acquisition thereof or from the last compulsory defense as the case may be in a
twelve (12) round fight, against the Mandatory Challenger, as determined by the
Championship Committee according to these Regulations, unless an exception is
made pursuant to these Regulations. The Championship Committee shall
designate no more than two mandatory defenses in a category during the abovespecified time. When the Committee orders a Champion to make more than one
mandatory fight, it shall notify the Champion of that order at least 60 days prior to
the first mandatory fight; and the second mandatory fight shall not take place
before the next 90 days.
(b) In the interim period, the World Champion may defend the title against any
contender classified within the fifteen (15) best by the World Boxing
Organization, always with the approval of the World Championships Committee.
(c) The WBO World Championship Committee may, in its discretion, vacate a
Champion’s title regardless of cause or fault if the Champion fails to defend his
title within a nine (9) month period (12 months in the case of the Heavyweight
Division). This decision will be final unless appealed to the Complaint and
Grievance Committee within ten (10) days of Notification to the Champion as
provided for in these Rules. A Champion so stripped of his Title shall be
classified using the WBO rating criteria, and he shall be classified in his division
or in such other weight division as the Classifications Committee for good cause
determines, provided that he has complied with the WBO and ABC rating criteria.
(d) In any circumstance in which a Mandatory Defense does not occur within the
designated time period, the World Championship Committee may order an
Interim Championship between contenders determined by the World
Championship Committee.
SECTION 6. DESIGNATION OF THE MANDATORY
CHALLENGER
(a) The Mandatory Challenger may be selected and determined by the World
Championship Committee according to the current list of the best-classified
boxers, promulgated by the WBO Classification Committee. For the purpose of WBO Regulations of World Championship Contests PComment
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