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by Cliff Rold - When the Boxcino tournaments began, there was a simple question in play: would either the Lightweight or Middleweight brackets give us a contender?
The answer is increasingly yes.
While the press ratings at TBRB, Ring, or ESPN might not rate either tournament winner in their top tens just yet, all four combatants in action this week are rising through the ranks of the World Boxing Association. Expect the World Boxing Organization to follow suit.
Those are the bodies that can ultimately enforce mandatory challengers. Wednesday, it was announced that the tournament winners would be awarded the NABA and NABO belts. While those aren’t titles that merit much attention generally, the implication is significant. The NABA belt is tied to the WBA; the NABO is tied to the WBO.
Following up with Marc Abrams, the press representative for Banner Promotions throughout the Boxcino tournament, it was asked how close it was felt the winners this Friday would be to a mandatory challenger spot. The response was that promoter Arthur Pelullo expects the winners to be in position to fight for a title within the next six to eight months.
Sanctioning body ratings reflect an element of merit. They also reflect those who are willing to fight for the regional and larger belts of particular sanctioning bodies on their way up. That’s not an endorsement of the way sanctioning bodies do business, a subject with ample room for debate. It’s recognition that the way they do has real impact. [Click Here To Read More]
The answer is increasingly yes.
While the press ratings at TBRB, Ring, or ESPN might not rate either tournament winner in their top tens just yet, all four combatants in action this week are rising through the ranks of the World Boxing Association. Expect the World Boxing Organization to follow suit.
Those are the bodies that can ultimately enforce mandatory challengers. Wednesday, it was announced that the tournament winners would be awarded the NABA and NABO belts. While those aren’t titles that merit much attention generally, the implication is significant. The NABA belt is tied to the WBA; the NABO is tied to the WBO.
Following up with Marc Abrams, the press representative for Banner Promotions throughout the Boxcino tournament, it was asked how close it was felt the winners this Friday would be to a mandatory challenger spot. The response was that promoter Arthur Pelullo expects the winners to be in position to fight for a title within the next six to eight months.
Sanctioning body ratings reflect an element of merit. They also reflect those who are willing to fight for the regional and larger belts of particular sanctioning bodies on their way up. That’s not an endorsement of the way sanctioning bodies do business, a subject with ample room for debate. It’s recognition that the way they do has real impact. [Click Here To Read More]
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