Matchroom Boxing won the Purse bid to grant the promotional rights for the vacant WBA welterweight title fight between Alexander Besputin and Radzhab Butaev. The fight will take place on November 30 at the Casino in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
The British promoter presented the highest offer with $505,555 and won the promotional rights. The purse bid rules stipulate equal distribution for the two Russian boxers. Besputin #1 and Butaev #2 rated contenders, are undefeated and will be fight for the black and gold belt to decide who will become world champion.
The bidding took place on Monday, September 30th at the WBA Headquarters located in Panama City and was directed by Aurelio Fiengo, vice-chairman of the WBA Ratings Committee.
Patriots Promotions also participated in the bidding process and offered $415,000, while Top Rank also participated with a proposal of $315,000. As a one-time-only exception made by WBA President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza allowing Top Rank to participate via email and not in person as provided for in the purse bid regulations.
Well, to be honest with everyone, if Pacquiao takes the Khan fight in Dubai, I would say these guys fighting for the regular WBA belt is pretty legit. Plus, because Besputin is with Top Rank, if he wins, Crawford and Besputin could do a WBA/WBO unification, especially if Pacquiao retires after he would fight Khan, which he should do. Pacquiao would have to retire by mid 2020, a guy 41½ still trying to bring in $10 million plus per fight? At least Mayweather got happy doing exhibitions (3 rounds or less vs guys like the pizza delivery guy in Home Alone), making $9 million per event in Japan for that stuff.
Besputin is the better man in this matchup and shouldn’t have too much problems to win by UD. He is a boxer with a lot of similarities with Lomachenko’s style, but not quite the same (Lomachenko is more natural and polished). An eventual fight against Crawford could be fun to watch the 7 first rounds, then it would be all Crawford. Besputin has a nice boxing style, but his punching power is not even near to intimidating at Crawford’s level.
Besputin best chance to shine could have been under Haymon against Porter or Pacquiao, but not under Top Rank against Terence Crawford
NOTE:I believe the WBA is having some business in this Website, because I have started to see some interim champions in here
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