Super welterweight Michel Soro (34-2-1, 23 KOs) won the WBA gold title with a fifth round TKO over Anderson Prestot (23-2, 12 KOs) at the Palace of Sports, in Marseille, France on Saturday. Soro was to fight unbeaten Magomed Kurvanov for the vacant WBA world title, but visa problems kayoed Kurvanov and Prestot was brought in as a late sub with the gold belt on the line. Soro will fight for the WBA world title in the near future.
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I actually hope these meaningless titles continue to increase. For only when the problem becomes so huge that everyone sees how ridiculous it is will there be any serious change.
Agree with you 100% and Soro is my countrymate and is a very talented fighter but no way this title means Something !!