Comments Thread For: McDonnell-Kameda 118-Pound Unification in The Works

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Jamie McDonnell 24-2-1 (11 KOs) is set to defend his WBA “Regular” bantamweight title on October 4 at the First Direct Arena, Leeds ahead of a potential unification with WBO champion, Tomoki Kameda 30-0 (19 KOs).

Kameda recently made his American debut on the undercard of Saul Alvarez-Erislandy Lara where he stopped former champion Pungluang Sor Singyu in the seventh round and after the fight signed an agreement with advisor Al Haymon.
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[Hougigo]

Seems that once a purse bid is ordered (not negotiation period) the fight has to go down and unification can't stop it. Interesting because I was wondering that this weekend.

[US Dirk Killer]

Working directly with Al Haymon to make this? Isn't that a violation of the Ali Act or some B.S? I thought he was an adviser/Manager, not a promoter

[Build That Wall]

Nice, Warrrrr Kameda!!!!!!!!

[LowBlowKO]

...no one cottoned on to this being what Hearn is doing with Quigg and Leo as well?

Take Hearn fighter with fake WBA belt (Quigg/McDonnell), link name to another champion (Leo/Kameda), take an easy fight in the interim, let he rumour die down, then repeat.

Fans eat it for a while...then slowly cotton on to the fact that Hearn has no intention of making said fight but is getting his fighters name out there whilst we get to see his "champion" fighting weak foes fight after fight.

Viola, Hearn as a promoter of champions!
I guess it beats Warren and "the WBO ordered it, we'll be trying to unify next time" but it's the same **** from a different script.

[wildman]

LowBlowKO, I couldn't have said it better myself. "Unification" fights involving phony belts mean nothing, even if they did actually take place.

[giacomino]

...no one cottoned on to this being what Hearn is doing with Quigg and Leo as well?

Take Hearn fighter with fake WBA belt (Quigg/McDonnell), link name to another champion (Leo/Kameda), take an easy fight in the interim, let he rumour die down, then repeat.

Fans eat it for a while...then slowly cotton on to the fact that Hearn has no intention of making said fight but is getting his fighters name out there whilst we get to see his "champion" fighting weak foes fight after fight.

Viola, Hearn as a promoter of champions!
I guess it beats Warren and "the WBO ordered it, we'll be trying to unify next time" but it's the same **** from a different script.

Yup. Reminds me of guys like Sturm, who blabbed for years about wanting to fight Abraham, Taylor, Pavlik, Martinez, GGG, whomever, without ever actually doing it, even when offered a fortune or, in the case of GGG, he was his mandatory

[BattleAxePurist]

Here's an ironic twist that's actually the same belt Koki held then gave up when ordered to fight Moreno.