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The World Boxing Council (WBC) isn't directly involved in Saturday's rematch between former champs Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga—in fact, they are heavily involved in another show in the Los Angeles area on that very evening—yet felt compelled to speak on the nonsense that came of their press conference on Tuesday.
At one point during the press session at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.—where the bout will take place (Saturday, Integrated Media PPV, 9:00 p.m. ET)—Mayorga delivered an open-hand slap to the rear-end of Mosley's girlfriend while on stage. The incident was immediately met with rage, as Mosley charged forward with his hands out in an attempt to choke Mayorga.
The scuffle was brief as several members from both camps quickly stepped in to separate the two.
Mayorga has since insisted that the matter was staged, that he was put up to it on orders from Mosley, who is serving as the lead promoter for the event. The claim from Mayorga that the fight before the fight was discussed in advance, of the belief that it would help drum up interest to boost ticket and Pay-Per-View sales.
Mosley continues to deny such claims, and has stated on the record that Mayorga is lying for the sake of trying to save face.
Rather than decipher who's telling to the truth, the WBC simply offered its take and strongly encouraged the fighters to keep it professional.
"The World Boxing Council expresses complete rejection concerning the embarrassing fight simulation between Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga at their press conference yesterday," WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman said in a statement. "In a video that has been spread through media and social networks, a staged fight – previously agreed to – is shown between the fighters.
“Shane Mosley's and Ricardo Mayorga's actions could have generated more serious and unfortunate consequences. These actions are totally unacceptable for our sport.” [Click Here To Read More]
At one point during the press session at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.—where the bout will take place (Saturday, Integrated Media PPV, 9:00 p.m. ET)—Mayorga delivered an open-hand slap to the rear-end of Mosley's girlfriend while on stage. The incident was immediately met with rage, as Mosley charged forward with his hands out in an attempt to choke Mayorga.
The scuffle was brief as several members from both camps quickly stepped in to separate the two.
Mayorga has since insisted that the matter was staged, that he was put up to it on orders from Mosley, who is serving as the lead promoter for the event. The claim from Mayorga that the fight before the fight was discussed in advance, of the belief that it would help drum up interest to boost ticket and Pay-Per-View sales.
Mosley continues to deny such claims, and has stated on the record that Mayorga is lying for the sake of trying to save face.
Rather than decipher who's telling to the truth, the WBC simply offered its take and strongly encouraged the fighters to keep it professional.
"The World Boxing Council expresses complete rejection concerning the embarrassing fight simulation between Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga at their press conference yesterday," WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman said in a statement. "In a video that has been spread through media and social networks, a staged fight – previously agreed to – is shown between the fighters.
“Shane Mosley's and Ricardo Mayorga's actions could have generated more serious and unfortunate consequences. These actions are totally unacceptable for our sport.” [Click Here To Read More]
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