Looking pretty certain now that we’re going to be getting WBA interim heavyweight champion Trevor Bryan against former WBC champ Bermaine Stiverne on Friday night. It also appears that WBA champ Beibut Shumanov is out, so an opponent is needed for WBA #8 cruiser Raphael Murphy.
Title ramifications are uncertain. Promoter Don King is pushing for Bryan-Stiverne to be for the full WBA title currently held by Manuel Charr. This would necessitate Charr being stripped or made ‘champion in recess.’ Stiverne, however, has lost three of his last four, so WBA approval isn’t a certainty.
Not clear whether Murphy’s fight will be for a title.
You can order the PPV stream at donking.com.
If this doesn’t convince you that sanctioning bodies need to disappear like the malignancies they are, nothing will.
That would be the only thing that could make boxing a mainstream sport again. Now it has the significance of pro wrestling to the average sports fan.
I’m going to assume that, if he doesn’t make this fight, Charr never fights anyone again.
Charr-Bryan Update 3
Now it’s official that WBA interim heavyweight champion Trevor Bryan will now face Fres Oquendo on Friday night and if for some bizarre Oquendo wont show, Shannon Briggs will be ready just in case he has to step in for Fres Oquendo.
smh
Don’t give them any ideas
that would be better than what will occur 🙂
I was wondering how much money boxers will get from this ill fated card. Lucky if they get enough to buy a combo in McDonald’s I guess
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha….just auction the titles on eBay, that would be less crooked than this.
Raphael Murphy has only defeated two fighters with a winning record. The last time that happened was in 2014. Yeah, I can see how this guy is number 8 in the world rankings and worthy of a title shot…..
Don King needs to have he’s promoter license taken off him. So many occasions fighters/cards where he has an involvement have played out this way.
Don King without question was the world’s greatest promoter in the ‘80s and several of his cards were stacked with 4 or 5 quality fights each. He’s no longer relevant in 2021. Why is the WBA affording him any leverage at all?
Because though Don King has surely fallen off, the WBA has become the lowest of the low. They’ll give you a title simply for asking nicely.
Yes, King’s HBO and PPV cards of the ’80s and ’90s were stacked. But let’s not forget that he was a major reason why boxing gradually disappeared from free TV….and eventually became an irrelevant sport.
This is so entertaining ! How can things get more bizarre I can’t wait to see! I wouldn’t watch any of this even if someone gave it to me for free though!
Shumenov lost to Hopkins 7 years ago a d has fought only 4 times since then. Hasnt fought in 2 and a half years….and is still a champion?
Stiverne shouldnt be fighting for any title. Hes fought only 2 times in the last 5 years and lost each time by knockout! What a pathetic joke.
The sport has no oversight. Somebody here called it “the red light district of sports”, and that’s an accurate description. Completely lawless. Unreal how shameless King and the WBA are. There has to be a way to make these sanctioning bodies go away. A FIFA-type governing body to oversee the sport would be great. Until then, this kind of garbage will always run rampant in boxing.
What a freakin’ joke!
If you can only afford 1 PPV a year, then this is…..jk!
Honestly, I didn’t even know Stiverne was off the canvas from his last run in with Wilder. And now he could be “Champion”. LOL!
“You can order the PPV stream at donking.com.”
Oh, CAN I?!
Who is Charr? When did he become a champ and what did he do to become one? Is Oquendo still ranked? Do they even need to fight to maintain their ranks? Just find it so odd…