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Miguel Berchelt will look to defend his WBC junior lightweight title for the sixth time Saturday against Jason Sosa, but if you ask the Mexican fighter, he’s more interested in facing the best fighters more than unifying championships in the 130-pound division.
Three days before they launch punches at Dignity Health Sports Park, WBC super featherweight world champion Miguel Berchelt and challenger Jason Sosa joined forces Wednesday afternoon for a WBC Cares event at The Rock Boxing Gym along with super lightweight contender Alex Saucedo.
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez believes he has established himself as the best boxer, pound-for-pound, in the sport. The accomplished Mexican contended Tuesday that it’s difficult to argue against the resume he has built on his way to winning world titles in three weight classes. The 29-year-old Alvarez has decisively defeated Miguel Cotto, Daniel Jacobs and an aged Shane Mosley, owns narrow victories over Gennadiy Golovkin and Erislandy Lara, and has lost only to former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Bill Haney believes he has the perfect opponent in mind. His son, unbeaten lightweight Devin Haney, was waiting for his mandatory crack at unified titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko. In fact, it was the very same boxer they had in mind when they thought a title shot was in reach.
Errol Spence vs. Danny Garcia Tabbed as Mandatory By WBC - Wednesday morning at the WBC’s 57th annual convention at the Grand Oasis Cancun was devoted mainly to ratings. The afternoon assembly meeting was devoted to mandatory defenses.
It’s not the way he wanted to earn the distinction, but Devin Haney is officially boxing’s youngest title claimant. The unbeaten 20-year old lightweight was upgraded from interim to full World Boxing Council 135-pound champion, without having to step foot in the ring. The ruling came Wednesday afternoon during the ratings review portion of the WBC annual convention in Cancun, Mexico. Haney’s upgrade came as a result of unified and now former WBC titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-1, 10KOs) being named as the sanctioning body’s “Franchise” champion.
Although he hopes to face the winner of the upcoming fight between Richard Commey and Teofimo López, which takes place in December, the WBC, WBO, WBA unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko would consider fights with Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney in 2020.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Devin Haney has got rules on his side. After all, the 20-year-old lightweight – born in California and residing these days in Las Vegas – became the mandatory challenger to WBC champ Vasyl Lomachenko with a dominating defeat of Zaur Abdullaev last month in midtown Manhattan. But even if the fight doesn’t materialize right...
Lomachenko, Usyk Photos Gallery - Liacouras Center, Philadelphia - In an IBF, WBC light heavyweight unification between two undefeated world champions, Artur Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs) kept his knockout streak in place as he stopped Oleksandr Gvozdyk (17-1, 14 KOs) in the tenth round. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Fury, Loma, Lopez, Commey, Usyk Hit Beterbiev-Gvozdyk Photos Gallery - Liacouras Center, Philadelphia - In an IBF, WBC light heavyweight unification between two undefeated world champions, Artur Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs) kept his knockout streak in place as he stopped Oleksandr Gvozdyk (17-1, 14 KOs) in the tenth round. (photos by Mikey Williams)