Comments Thread For: WBC: Dirrell Voluntary in April, Must Face Groves Next

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WBC champion Anthony Dirrell conquered his championship on August 16th, 2014 defeating former champion Sakio Bika. Dirrell is a true representative of endurance, faith, hard work and dedication. Anthony defeated cancer and became mandatory contender only to face another tragedy: a motorcycle accident.

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[nycsmooth]

By regs Grove can wait as he was not #1 when bout took place...Dirrell gets a voluntary...

[Brickyardigan]

**** groves... HE'S A BUM!!!

[Hougigo]

By regs Grove can wait as he was not #1 when bout took place...Dirrell gets a voluntary...

By regs:

http://wbcboxing.com/wbceng/Rules/WBCRulesandRegulationsJanuary2014.pdf

Timing of Defenses. The WBC***8217;s policy is to offer opportunities to boxers to compete for its titles, and thus the WBC seeks to prevent titles from being frozen due to inactivity by champions. Therefore, a WBC champion should strive to defend the title in mandatory or voluntary defenses at least three (3) times a year, unless a written exception or extension is granted by the WBC in its sole discretion. Therefore, a WBC champion should strive to defend his title at least every one hundred twenty (120) days unless otherwise permitted by the WBC in its sole discretion. Upon winning a title, a WBC champion must defend the title within 90 to 120 days or as otherwise ordered by the WBC, unless otherwise ordered or permitted by the WBC in its sole discretion.

I don't remember him being injured recently and Don't really see why he gets to keep it since his last fight in August w/o a valid excuse.

Hardly surprising since the WBC made another exception for Garcia to fight above the 140 weight class