By Miguel Rivera

Two days ago, a letter was issued by the World Boxing Organization to the management of WBO bantamweight champion Tomoki Kameda - rejecting the boxer's request to have a unification with Jamie McDonnell, because he is only the WBA "regular" champion - which they (and many experts) consider a secondary world title because the recognized WBA champion of the division is Juan Carlos Payano, who unseated longtime champion Chemito Moreno.

The WBO advised Kameda that he risked the possibility of getting stripped if he insisted on going forward with the McDonnell fight.

The unbeaten Japanese fighter has made up mind, and vacated his title to go forward with the upcoming showdown. Kameda vs. McDonnell is scheduled to take place on May 9th as part of a CBS televised Premier Boxing Champions card in Texas.

"I have decided to relinquish my WBO belt. My main focus is to fight the best fighters in the world regardless of titles. Mcdonnell is a top fighter at 118 pounds and it was my wish to face him. I respect the WBO's decision to not sanction the fight and thank them for the opportunity to be their world champion. I'm very excited to be fighting on CBS and being part of a effort to better the sport where it's all about the boxers. I look forward to winning the WBA title and defending it with honor," Kameda said.