Juan Manuel Marquez stripped of WBA super belt

[Evil Abed]

WBA has vacated their lightweight “super” title from Juan Manuel Marquez due to the expiration of 18 months without facing a mandatory challenger as required by the organization’s rules. In the new November and December ranking published January 4 by the WBA, the title is listed as vacant. Marquez won the belt in February 2009 against Juan Diaz, then fought a non-title fight with Floyd Mayweather in September 2009, a defense/rematch against Juan Diaz in July 2010, and his last defense against WBO interim beltholder Michael Katsidis on November 27, 2010. After that he fought a non-title bout against Likare Ramos and a welterweight bout against Manny Pacquiao.

Marquez will be informed of the news by his advisers and and we’ll see if he uses his right to a reconsideration by the WBA.

The new WBA rankings now list all interim titleholders as #1 in their weight divisions. In the current light ratings interim titlist Richard April is #1, Jorge Linares is #2 and Brandon Rios is #3.

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[LeG00N]

It was bound to happen........


I like linares

[Hougigo]

I'm going to say who the fudge cares... they got 3 freaking champions anyway.

[Leohappy]

how can a super title be vacant?
i thought it's a special title given to unified champs and there can be more than 1 ... ?

[Hougigo]

how can a super title be vacant?
i thought it's a special title given to unified champs and there can be more than 1 ... ?

See that's what I as thinking.... do super WBA champions even have mandatory? How would that work while coinciding with the rankings and the regular and interim champ?

[onechance87]

rios-linares a good fight.

[Evil Abed]

rios-linares a good fight.

Rios ****s Linares.

Linares can't handle pressure and has very average power.

[Evil Abed]

Rios-Marquez would be epic

[El.Naranjito707]

Marquez is still the king at lightweight.

[AvoidDisaster]

Richard Abril destroys all these cats one feather fist at a time!