The World Boxing Affiliation (WBA), by its Championships Committee, has ordered a handbag bid for the vacant light-weight world title bout between Floyd Schofield and Lucas Bahdi. The bidding is scheduled for Tuesday, August 11, in Cypress, Texas, United States.
The purse bid will start at 11:00 a.m. native time and shall be carried out by Championships Committee Vice Chairman Julio Thyme from the pioneer group’s U.S. workplace in Cypress.
The WBA has formally notified all concerned promoters and offered them with the corresponding purse bid laws and official bid kinds. The Championships Committee had beforehand granted a negotiation interval for the bout, however after the events have been unable to succeed in an settlement, the competition was ordered to purse bid.
The minimal bid to safe the promotional rights for the battle has been set at US$150,000, whereas the purse shall be cut up evenly between each contenders (50%-50%) for the reason that WBA light-weight title is at present vacant.
Schofield is the division’s No. 1-ranked contender, whereas Bahdi holds the No. 2 place. As the highest two accessible contenders within the rankings, they’ll now compete for the vacant WBA light-weight championship.
