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The November 12 bout between Anthony Mundine and Sergey Rabchenko—in which Mundine escaped with a split decision win in Melbourne, Australia—came with a belt at stake suggestive of the winner being placed in line for a crack at World super welterweight (and welterweight) king Floyd Mayweather Jr.
With such a fight unlikely, it stands to reason that the most logical next for both is to once again face each other. That fight has now become a reality, with the World Boxing Council (WBC) ordering a rematch during its annual convention in Las Vegas.
The two sides will have 30 days to negotiate terms for a sequel, otherwise will either have to win a purse bid or wait out the results.
Mundine (47-6, 27KOs) is eager for a big money fight as he is deep into the twilight of a celebrated career. Easily the most successful crossover athlete in the history of Australian boxing (Mundine was a former rugby and football player), the 39-year old was hoping to eventually land a showdown with Mayweather or Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez at some point in 2015.
Neither fight stands much of a chance of happening—most certainly not in the next 12 months—despite Mundine’s status as a WBC Silver champion, which is supposed to ensure his place towards the front of the line.
A rematch with Rabchenko will carry the marketing of such an angle, though it stands to reason the winner will likely one day fight for a vacant title.
That’s good enough for Rabchenko (25-1, 18KOs) and his camp, as suffering his first career loss in that manner has been a bitter pill to swallow
“I'm delighted to hear that the WBC have ordered a rematch,” said Hatton, attended the WBC Convention on behalf of Rabchenko and other boxers under the Hatton Promotions banner, including unbeaten heavyweight Lucas Browne. “I've said before that it wasn't the worst decision ever, but Sergey definitely won the fight and he wasn't helped by the fact that two of the judges, not affiliated to the WBC, were from Melbourne.” [Click Here To Read More]
With such a fight unlikely, it stands to reason that the most logical next for both is to once again face each other. That fight has now become a reality, with the World Boxing Council (WBC) ordering a rematch during its annual convention in Las Vegas.
The two sides will have 30 days to negotiate terms for a sequel, otherwise will either have to win a purse bid or wait out the results.
Mundine (47-6, 27KOs) is eager for a big money fight as he is deep into the twilight of a celebrated career. Easily the most successful crossover athlete in the history of Australian boxing (Mundine was a former rugby and football player), the 39-year old was hoping to eventually land a showdown with Mayweather or Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez at some point in 2015.
Neither fight stands much of a chance of happening—most certainly not in the next 12 months—despite Mundine’s status as a WBC Silver champion, which is supposed to ensure his place towards the front of the line.
A rematch with Rabchenko will carry the marketing of such an angle, though it stands to reason the winner will likely one day fight for a vacant title.
That’s good enough for Rabchenko (25-1, 18KOs) and his camp, as suffering his first career loss in that manner has been a bitter pill to swallow
“I'm delighted to hear that the WBC have ordered a rematch,” said Hatton, attended the WBC Convention on behalf of Rabchenko and other boxers under the Hatton Promotions banner, including unbeaten heavyweight Lucas Browne. “I've said before that it wasn't the worst decision ever, but Sergey definitely won the fight and he wasn't helped by the fact that two of the judges, not affiliated to the WBC, were from Melbourne.” [Click Here To Read More]
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