The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee sent a reminder to the teams of undisputed super lightweight champion Josh Taylor and his mandatory challenger Alberto Puello that the negotiation period for their fight expires on Thursday, April 7.
Last March 8, the WBA ordered the fight between the Scottish and the Dominican and granted a period of 30 days to reach an agreement. Taylor must face Puello in his next defense as the Dominican is the WBA’s top-ranked fighter and was the interim champion at the time of the start of the world title reduction plan.
Puello can fight, I don’t think he beats Taylor, but I’d be surprised if Taylor fought him. That’s the problem with being undisputed in this day and age, you end up having to fight a bunch of strange mandatories. Some of those guys won’t be very good fighters, but then you’ll have guys like Puello who virtually no one has heard of, but is kind of risky and won’t be a big fight.