Comments Thread For: Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Alfonso Blanco Possible, Says WBA Prez

[ShoulderRoll]

Brook, Jacobs, Eubank, BJS and Canelo.

Looks like GGG's 2016-17 fights are sorted out - in that order.

That would be a decent run (minus Kell Brook of course) and it's about the best we can hope for from the current middleweight division.

Credit to the WBA for enforcing something constructive for a change.

[Eastcoast]

WBA breaking their own ruling

Blanco is not supposed to be the WBA interim champion anymore. When they sanctioned Blanco/Khomitsky out of the blue (b/c Blanco is their local fighter), they stated he had to defend the title by February 25, 2016. The guy has been out 11 months - they stripped Chris Eubank b/c he was inactive for 8 months.

The winner of the fight between Khomisky and Blanco will be crowned champ on Oct. 25. (Photo: Courtesy)

On Saturday, October 10, at El Poliedro in Caracas, Venezuela, Sergey Khomisky (30-11-3, 13 KOs), from Minsk, Belarus, by way of Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, fights undefeated Alfonso Blanco (11-0, 5 KOs), from Oxnard, California, by way of Caracas, Venezuela, for the interim WBA World middleweight title.

Chris Eubank Jr. presently holds the interim WBA World middleweight title, having won the belt from former champion Dmitry Chudinov. But due to inactivity, Eubank and his team were alerted that his title was in jeopardy of being taken away. His team applied directly to the WBA requesting that Eubank Jr. be permitted to defend the title in Sheffield, England, on October 24 against Tony Jeter. The WBA agreed with the request, on condition that he immediately vacates the belt at the fight’s conclusion.

On October 25, the winner of Saturday’s fight between Khomisky and Blanco will be recognized as interim WBA World middleweight champion, with a stipulation that whoever’s hand is raised in victory must defend the title before February 25, 2016.

All parties have been informed of the situation.

http://www.wbaboxing.com/boxing-news/khomiskyblanco-winner-crowned-october-25#.V8rNQ5grLIU

**** the WBA shoving this Blanco guy into the picture.

[John Locke]

Blanco would box Eubank's head off

[OctoberRed]

I don't think Blanco has enough power to beat Eubank Jr.