The World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) Championships Committee ordered the obligatory bout between tremendous bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue and challenger Murodjon Akhmadaliev this Thursday, June 13.
The pioneer group despatched the official communication to the events, to tell each groups that the Japanese monarch should face Murodjon Akhmadaliev and gave them 30 days to barter, which is able to finish on July 14.
Championships rule C.10 states that the champion should defend the title in opposition to the highest contender accessible inside 9 (9) months from the date you develop into champion.
Inoue received the title on 26 December 2023 and his subsequent obligatory defence ought to be no later than 25 September 2024, so he should face Akhmadaliev.
If no settlement is reached or if both get together refuses to signal the battle, the committee could name for an public sale beneath the pioneer physique’s inside guidelines.