With WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade bolting the division, the WBO has ordered Zhanibek “Kazakh Style” Alimkhanuly and Esquiva Falcao to commence negotiations for a WBO interim middleweight championship contest. If no deal is reached within the time prescribed, purse bid proceedings will be scheduled with a minimum acceptable bid of $200,000.
The WBO has also ordered Andrade and Zach Parker to commence negotiations for a WBO interim super middleweight championship contest. If no deal is reached within the time prescribed, purse bid proceedings will be scheduled with a minimum acceptable bid of $300,000.
Ideally: what Canelo should do is vacate all belts except maybe 1. This way other fighters have a chance to fight for the belts to become world champions. He’s cleaned up the 168 division champs. Better to vacate them and then decide what else he would like to do rather than give someone the opportunity to fight for all the belts and be added to the list of elite’s without working for it. This would open the door for those former champs to get back to the top.
I don’t think Canelo holds on to all of them, or any of them actually, for too much longer. Undisputed champions don’t stick around too long. I think Usyk made one defense against Bellew and Crawford didn’t make any. I’m not expecting Josh Taylor to make too many either.
Lucie: agreed. Plus its good motivation for these fighters to know they have a shot at getting a belt sooner rather than later
Need less “world champions” rather than more.
Parker has been moved very slow and methodically during his rise to be relevant. His first half of fights were not that impressive, but he has definitely progressed and his proud undefeated record will be what keeps him in the fight with Andrade. Parker is tough, but I really think that Alimkhanuly would have been a better fight for him though. Well, for us too.
I’m sure he won’t have a problem booking a fight with Plant.
Looking the way to get a fight with Canelo, Andrade might find himself screwed and in deep waters instead. What about Canelo vacaring the belts and Andrade (assuming he will defeat Parker) is asked to fight David Benavidez to define a beltholder?
Burucho: thats an interesting take. Come to think about it, That could actually happen if Canelo does vacate. At that point, Andrade would have to step up his game and he wld be in for the fight of his life. Talk about a career defining fight.
So Andrade ducks Alimkhanuly to fight over hyped and easy beat Parker. All this just to get a shot at Canelo? Canelo wont fight him period!
Boo boo in 2!