Thammanoon Niyomtrong and Erick Rosa have found common ground.

BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a purse bid was canceled for their reordered WBA title consolidation bout as a deal appears to have been reached between parties. The hearing was scheduled to take place Tuesday at WBA headquarters in Panama City, Panama but is no longer required based on information provided to the sanctioning body.

“We have reached an agreement with the team of Thai super champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong to bring the fight #RosaNiyomtrong to the United States,” Belgica Pena, Rosa’s promoter, revealed Monday.

The date and precise location are both still forthcoming, though Boxing Scene has learned the bout is targeted to take place on a still-to-be-scheduled Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) event in June. Niyomtrong will attempt the twelfth defense of the WBA ‘Super’ strawweight title in what is the sport’s longest active title reign among all male boxers.

Rosa has held the WBA ‘Regular’ title since a December 2021 win over former titleholder Vic Saludar.

The development comes roughly a month after their previously scheduled March 1 clash in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, which was canceled largely due to a breakdown in communication surrounding Rosa’s in-country eligibility. The previously recognized purse bid won by Petchyindee Boxing Promotions—the parent company of Petpiya Fight Promotions—was invalidated by the WBA, who have placed clearer stipulations for the reordered title fight.

It was determined by the WBA that both parties were at fault prior to ordering a fresh round of talks with an assigned March 28 date for a purse bid should the two sides fail to reach terms.

As previously reported by Boxing Scene, their March 1 bout ran into trouble when Rosa (5-0, 1KOs) was detained by Thai immigration officials upon arrival in Bangkok. Rosa’s passport did not meet the requirements for Dominicans to travel to Thailand, though it remains unclear why he was not stopped upon boarding a plane en route to Thailand.

A breakdown in communication between his team–led by promoter Belgica Pena of Shuan Boxing—and Petpiya Fight left Rosa’s travel status in limbo before receiving permission to return home. The development thus killed plans for the fight, to the detriment of Petpiya who invested heavily into the event.

Now, it is Niyomtrong (24-0, 9KOs) who will fight outside of his native Thailand for the second time in his career.

The 32-year-old from Surin, Thailand has held the WBA strawweight crown since a decision win over Byron Rojas in their June 2016 title consolidation bout. Eleven defenses have followed, including his lone career road trip. Niyomtrong turned away the challenge of former WBC titlist Chaozhong Xiong in a July 2018 win in Qingado, China. In his most recent start, Niyomtrong earned a twelve-round, unanimous decision over countryman, close friend and former WBC titlist Wanheng ‘TBE’ Menayothin on July 20 in Chonburi, Thailand.

Rosa (5-0, 1KO) was required to fight outside of his native Dominican Republic for the first time in his ambitious career. The 22-year-old southpaw from Santo Domingo went all ten rounds in his October 2020 pro debut and upgraded to twelve rounds by his fourth pro fight, when he outpointed unbeaten Ricardo Astuvilca to win the now defunct interim WBA strawweight title.

An upgrade to the secondary ‘Regular’ title came in Rosa’s most recent fight, a twelve-round, split decision victory over Saludar in December 2021. He went all of 2022 without a fight, with much of the final three months hoping to lure Niyomtrong to the U.S.

Instead, the ordered title consolidation bout went to a purse bid hearing. Petchyindee Boxing Promotions posted $140,000, outbidding Shuan Boxing ($122,000) who hoped to bring the fight either to D.R. or on a Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) card in early 2023.

A fight in the U.S. is considered neutral ground, which would have met the terms of the proposed purse bid that would have called for the fight to take place anywhere other than Thailand or D.R.

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox