JAKARTA - The World Boxing Association (WBA) has denied Dmitry Bivol's permission to expose his light heavyweight fight against Joshua Createsi. They confirmed that the mandatory challenger for the Russian boxer was Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez from Mexico.
"The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championship Committee ratified the mandatory fight between light heavyweight king, Dmitry Bivol, and his mandatory challenger, Gilberto Ramirez," the WBA wrote in a statement on its website Wednesday.
Bivol defended their title in May after beating Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and asked permission a few weeks ago to defend it against Bukasi. However, the WBA studied the case and rejected it.
"After receiving a request for special permission to fight Joshua Createsi from the champion and after studying the same, the body denied the permit," the WBA said.
When the Bivol team requested special permission, Golden Boy Promotions, representing Zurdo Ramirez, rejected the request "and based its position on an earlier resolution (submitted on 11 July of the same) that had designated him an official competitor".
In the next few days, representatives of Ramirez and Bivol must come to an agreement or the fight will be auctioned off.
If Bivol takes on El Zurdo and the Mexican wins, Bivol's rematch with Canelo will be risky.
That fight could have been after their first confrontation, but Canelo has signed a commitment with Gennady Golovkin.
If El Zurdo dethrone Bivol, the fight between boxers Bivol and Canelo could be forgotten.
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