Comments Thread For: WBO Confirm Lightweight Champ Terry Flanagan Moves To 140

[KhaosKX]

All bark, no bite. Talked a big game but didn't back it up when it came close.

[Randall Cunning]

Arum will finally get Beltran another 135 lb. title shot.

Was wondering about that, WBO made some announcements, but not for the 135. Holding off for Lomachenko maybe

[mlac]

Arum will finally get Beltran another 135 lb. title shot.

Hope not that drugs cheat has no business anywhere near a title.

And this will end very badly for Terry, he will get destroyed by anyone of note. Warren should of made the Crolla fight when he had the chance, would of been the biggest payday Flanagan would of ever made.

[Boxnation fan]

Damn wtf, needs to move from Warren if anything. Garcia and Linares both wanted to unify with him and he does this. Flanagan vs Catterall coming to the Copper Box for vacant WBO

Rubbish, Warren has done an amazing job with him. He took a guy absolutely no one was interested in 3 years ago and made a World Champion out of him.

Have you ever heard Terry Flanagan in an interview? if not go and do that and then come back as he's probably the least charismatic boxer i've ever heard, his interviews are painful to listen to and he's not exactly Mr Entertaining when it comes to his fighting style either which can be boring to watch.

He's just never going to be a star, not even Damon Runyon could make him one.

[DuckAdonis]

Looks like a duck move to be honest, there are great fights at 135, 140 is empty now but on the come up

[Vinnykin]

To be fair to Flanagan, he said middle of last year that he would have to move up in 18 months and that he would like to unify this year......it hasn't happened for him and he's now too big for the weight.

He relies on speed and work-rate, what's the point in fighting at a weight that affects your fighting style?

[NEETzsche]

Let me guess, Beltran vs Verdejo for the lightweight title and Flanagan vs Catterall for the super lightweight title

[Randall Cunning]

Let me guess, Beltran vs Verdejo for the lightweight title and Flanagan vs Catterall for the super lightweight title

I think theyre gunna wait on Lomachenko, WBO clearing up a lot of business today, but left this out.

Theyre saying Flanagan vs Hooker for the vacant 140

[Thetruthiserrol]

After Garcia called him out on Twitter, Flanagan replied that the fight with Linares is "all but done", now he vacates? Hmmmmmm, smells like a duck to me. Simply protecting his trash undefeated record.

[N/A]

Arum and Warren controlling the WBO is no secret.

Crawford moves up to 147, where he'll essentially automatically become champion.

While vacating his 140 pound title, where Flanagan moves up to essentially automatically become champion.

Freeing up the 135 pound title, where Beltran essentially automatically becomes champion.


Arum and Warren fighters moving up in concert to ensure the vacant belts all wind up on Arum and Warren fighters.


The WBO is not a world title, it's the puppet title of 2-3 promoters who can get the WBO to do anything they wish.