Joshua Franco was informed by the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee that he is the next mandatory challenger for the WBA super flyweight super championship. The letter signed by Carlos Chavez, Chairman of the WBA Championships Committee, informs the 115lb champion that he must fight the winner of the Juan Francisco Estrada and challenger Roman Gonzalez for the super flyweight championship, which will take place in the next few months.
Franco defended his belt last Saturday with a unanimous decision win over Andrew Moloney. The San Antonio fighter has proven to be among boxing’s elite and will now take another step forward when he faces the Estrada-Gonzalez winner.
Communication about the decision was formally sent to his team this Tuesday, August 17, 2021.
Like the kid, but he’ll get annihilated by either Champ! He lacks the power and skill set to keep them honest!! Sorry Franco, but OUCH!!!!
I think that fight is part of a tournament, where the winner fights the winner of a rematch between Rungvisai and Carlos Cuadras. I can’t imagine either of them fighting Franco instead and I can’t imagine the WBA stripping either of them for not fighting him. If it did happen, good on him, he’d definitely make a nice payday, but I don’t he could beat either one of them.
Agreed. If this fight takes place it will be after the Rungvisai/Cuadras winner fights the Chocolatito/Gallo winner.
the professor will be knocked cold by either Gallo or Chocalatito and wake up back in nightschool