Former world welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. faces a battle to realize sanction for his imminent unified title battle with Sebastian Fundora.
World Boxing Information understands that the WBC and WBO are contemplating Premier Boxing Champions’ requests to approve a title bout. Nonetheless, Spence is just not rated with the WBO at 147 kilos or the upper tremendous welterweight restrict.
The distinction between the WBC and WBO at this level is monumental, as Spence is ranked primary by the World Boxing Council.
Spence desires to maneuver up following his defeat to Terence Crawford in the summertime of 2023. His conqueror did one thing comparable and efficiently turned a world titleholder on the restrict. A conflict with Fundora has been within the works for months, however and not using a double world title sanction, it might be a tough promote for Al Haymon.
The very fact Spence has been out seventeen months since his loss to Crawford is firmly working in opposition to the Texan. At this level, Haymon stays hopeful that the WBO will be part of the WBC and permit Spence to compete for each belts.
If not, the WBO crown will seemingly cross to Crawford, who’s the WBO interim champion at 154.
WBC Tremendous Welterweight Rankings – December 2024
CHAMPION – SEBASTIAN FUNDORA USAInterim – Vergil Ortiz
1 Errol Spence Jr. US)2 Serhii Bohachuk Ukraine3 Israil Madrimov Uzbekistan4 Xander Zayas P. Rico NABF5 Charles Conwell US6 Jesus Ramos Jr. US7 Callum Walsh Eire CONTINENTAL AMERICAS8 Abass Baraou Germany EBU9 Yoenis Tellez Cuba10 Ermal Hadribeaj Albania INTL11 Josh Kelly GB12 Erickson Lubin US13 Jorge Garcia Mexico14 Brandon Adams US15 Takeshi Inoue Japan OPBF
WBO Tremendous Welterweight Rankings – December 2024
CHAMPION – SEBASTIAN FUNDORA USAInterim – TERENCE CRAWFORD USA
1 Xander Zayas (NABO) PRI2 Josh Kelly GBR3 Charles Conwell USA4 Takeshi Inoue (Asia-Pacific) JPN5 Jesus Alejandro Ramos USA6 Chordale Booker USA7 Jorge Garcia Perez MEX8 Freudis Rojas USA9 Ardreal Holmes USA10 Israil Madrimov UZB11 Slawa Spomer DEU12 Nikita Tszyu (Int-Cont) AUS13 Adrian Marcelo Sasso (Latino) ARG14 Sergei Bohachukuk UKR15 Yoenis Telllez CUB
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