Golden Boy Promotions won the rights to promote the fight between WBA regular welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis and his mandatory challenger Vergil Ortiz Jr. in a purse bid that took place during the WBA Convention in Orlando, Florida. Golden Boy’s bid of $2,300,000 surpassed TGB Promotions’ bid of #2,100,000. Potential dates are February 25 in Texas, March 11 in Los Angeles, and March 25 in Las Vegas.
Now both teams will have to submit the signed contracts and confirm the date and venue of the fight. The winner will face the winner between super champion Errol Spence Jr. and Keith Thurman, to define the only WBA 147 lbs. monarch.
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In another purse bid, Petchyindee Boxing Promotions won the rights to promote the fight between WBA minimumweight super champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong and regular champion Erick Rosa. The team representing Niyomtrong bid $140,000, which exceeded the $122,000 of Shuan Boxing, Rosa’s promoter. The fight will take place in Thailand with possible dates of February 22 and March 2, 2023.
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Both fights are part of the WBA’s world title reduction plan that WBA President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza has undertaken since August last year.
doesn’t seem like the end date for this title reduction plan has been set, they are in no rush. I mean how hard is it to schedule WBA super champ vs regular champ as the next fights
You knew Oscar wouldn’t dare let Ortiz fight on a PBC show, no matter the cost. That should be a really good fight, I got Ortiz.
It’s a tough ask for Rosa to go to the champion’s home country — of THAILAND no less — and come away with a win against the best fighter in that division imo. I got Niyomtrong, but I’ll be very impressed if Rosa can win it.
the boxing brains effed up…Vergil is coming to get you 147 pounders..
Don’t sleep on Stantonis! This is a very even matchup. Oscar has paid the tab just in case it’s close. Golden Boy’s new prize goose.
Good matchup, pretty even fight. Stanionis can fight, good. Thurman will make another bad decision and price himself out of fighting Spence. One time is out of time and no longer relevant. He is now part of Andrade match making club
Stanionis vs. Ortiz is a great fight because the winner must display a better chin, heart, hunger, determination and inside fighting skill.
I am looking forward to hearing about Ellis’ next opponent.
Really good matchup, both fighters are bangers so we should see sparks flying really soon once the fight starts.
Stanionis vs Ortiz will be a crunching fight between two slightly crude but big-hearted Warriors. Ortiz is probably a little bit too big and too strong but might get dumped on the canvas in this one.
Hmmm why did golden boy what this fight?