via Dan Rafael:
"One of the moves made at the annual WBA convention, which is going on in Medellin, Colombia, came at junior middleweight. With “regular” titlist Demetrius Andrade moving up to middleweight that belt became vacant so the WBA elevated interim titlist Brian Castano to “regular” titleholder with Erislandy Lara still owning its “super” title. But the WBA is making progress reducing the number of world titles it sanctions in the same division, which it has promised to do. It's down to multiple titles in seven of the 17 weight divisions, a major improvement from a year ago. However, it still recognizes three titleholders (super, regular, interim) in two divisions, featherweight and junior featherweight. The featherweight division will be cut to two when “super” titlist Leo Santa Cruz and “regular” titleholder Abner Mares meet in a rematch slate for March. Also, the WBA has said it will order Lara-Castano, which will eliminate another title."
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