WBO Championship Committee has scheduled an August 2 purse bid for a WBO featherweight championship contest between world champion Oscar Valdez and Shakur Stevenson at the Embassy Suites in Kissimmee, Florida.
The Minimum acceptable bid is $150,000. WBO President Francisco Valcárcel will preside purse bid proceedings. If the fight is held in the champion’s country of origin, residence or nationality, the split will be 75/25 in favor of the champion. If the fight is held in any other country, the split will be 80/20.
I think this is a fight for the future (a couple years). Like Hearns/Leonard I. As Angelo Dundee said “juice it up a little”.
I’m sure it would be great to see this fight happen when both guys are holding titles and Stevenson has had the chance to really establish himself as one of the best fighters out there but Arum doesn’t seem to have much patience with many of his fighters now a days. That being said can’t see anything wrong with it happening. Both are exciting to watch and this one will be full of highly skilled displays of talent.