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Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, president of the World Boxing Association (WBA) revealed at a press conference held in Panama on Tuesday, that the WBA is moving a main portion of the operation to Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia. “We are expanding the WBA operations by moving the presidency to Medellin, while Panama will keep the WBA central office,” he said.
IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) has a huge target on his back, and the other fighters in his weight class are all ready to take their shot. Joshua was expected to have a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko in the fall. Those plans fell through when Klitschko announced his retirement from the sport on Thursday.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) has been ordered by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) to make a mandatory defense against Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria. Joshua's mandatory defense was due on or before January 9, 2017. He was given an exception to face Wladimir Klitschko in April, with the vacant WBA, IBO titles at stake. Joshua defeated Klitschko by way of a eleven round stoppage.
The World Boxing Association Championships Committee ordered the teams behind Anthony Joshua, who is the current WBA heavyweight champion, and Cuban puncher Luis Ortiz, who holds the number one in the ranking at the heavyweight limit, to start negotiations for a mandatory fight between them.
It was announced this morning that long reigning unified champion and long recognized #1 heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko would not invoke his rematch clause against WBA/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. On April 29th before a crowd of 90,000 fans at Wembley in London, Joshua climbed up off the canvas in the sixth to stop Klitschko in the 11th round of the most exciting heavyweight fight in several years.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman is trying hard to work out a deal that accommodates all of the involved parties in the ongoing tug of war for the WBC heavyweight title. As first reported on BoxingScene.com, WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs) is hoping to have a fall showdown with undefeated contender Luis Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs). The fight is being targeted for November 4th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn
Jay Deas, co-manager and trainer of World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs), admits that he's very concerned with the recent news that Bermane Stiverne missed a drug test for performance enhancing drugs, as mandated by the World Boxing Council as part of their Clean Boxing Program in association with The Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA).
Jay Deas, co-manager and trainer of WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs), loves the idea of a fall showdown with undefeated contender Luis Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs). BoxingScene.com reported earlier this week that both sides are in talks for a potential clash on November 4th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Jay Jiminez, manager of undefeated heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs), has confirmed to BoxingScene.com that there are ongoing discussions for a potential fall showdown with WBC world champion Deontay Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs). As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, the fight may potentially land on November 4th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
By Cliff Rold - There’s nothing more special in boxing than the sort of genuine heavyweight kingpin who combines the promise of excitement with the lure of box office dollars. When we don’t have one, devoted fight fans tie themselves in knots trying to explain why it’s no big deal. Heavyweight fights often disappoint...