The WBA Championships Committee has granted special permission for WBA regular super middleweight champion David Morrell to move up a division and fight for the WBA regular light heavyweight title against #6 ranked Radivoje Kalajdzic in June. The approval was made with specific conditions, among which is that Morrell must vacate his super middleweight title if he wins the 175-pound belt.
The committee also decided that with Morrell’s weight move, Edgar Berlanga will become the mandatory super middleweight challenger.
so no Morrell vs Berlanga fight? interesting
Boxing gets more moronic daily. It doesn’t deserve even the tiny fanbase remaining.
So now Morrell is going to fight for another bogus and meaningless belt?
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So now Morrell is going to fight for another bogus and meaningless belt? What a joke.
So Berlanga’s plan is actually going to work? Canelo is going to fight him in September? The WBA is slowly, but surely, returning to form with all of these belts.
I thought we had an undisputed Light Heavyweight championship fight going on in June. Where these other belts coming from. I thought they stopped this
I’m surprised Morrell was able to stay at Super Middle as long as he did. He was like 4 lbs overweight for the very first defense of the title back in 2020. I like Kalajdzic a lot too, but he’s not in Morrell class. Morrell will box circles around him. I suppose Morrell is gunning for the winner of Bivol-Beterbiev. Maybe he can even lure Canelo back up to 175. Benavidez doesn’t come so easily to Benavidez either, so probably a very smart move by Morrell. He’s been simmering in the underground for a while, it’s high time for him to introduce himself to the rest of the world and prove his greatness. I do believe he is great.
Ha- I meant to say 168 doesnt come so easily Benavidez either
WBA’s title reduction plan is well on track to complete in 2030
Morell is making moves I see. I guess we might be getting Morell vs Benavides late 24-early 25, IF things go well for Morell with the jump in weight. I can’t blame him. He’s waiting on a big fight but he could also stay busy at 168. This could turn 175 into one of the hot divisions with 4 of the best fighters taking up 1-4. Can’t wait to see how this plays out.
As far as Berlanga, I would fire his advisors. Its way too soon to be going for the gold when you’re still trying to build yourself at a professional level. I don’t have confidence in his punch selection nor the sharpness of his shots. IMHO, he needs 3 to 4 fights, at a higher level at least for him to find out who he really is since he was fed palookas for his first 18 outings. He would be placed over Plant, M’bili, Iglesias, Shushkin, Pacheco and Banzinyan(i think) without doing anything to earn that move.This can end in disaster if Canela decides to feed off of him with a stay busy fight. Reminds me of Don King moves from back in the days. I guess those voids need to be filled with every generation.
well damn maybe we will see Morrell take on Benavidez
WBA and its reductions of belts.
Making Berlanga a mandatory is making another easy fight for Canelo.