The World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) Championships Committee has ordered the obligatory bout between Lithuanian welterweight world champion Eimantas Stanionis and official challenger Shakhram Giyasov.
The communication was formally despatched to each events on September 19 and so they got 30 days to barter the battle, which is able to finish on October 19.
The championship rule C.10 states {that a} champion should defend the title towards the following obtainable contender inside 9 (9) months from the date he gained the title. Within the case of Stanionis, he gained it on 15 April 2022 so the time restrict for his subsequent obligatory battle expired on 14 January 2023, and he should face Giyasov.
Alternatively, WBA Rule C.13 – Preventing Limitations – states that the champion can not battle a boxer who is just not the official challenger inside sixty (60) days after the expiration of the obligatory defence interval.
If the groups of each boxers can not attain an settlement throughout the given interval or if both get together refuses to barter, the WBA might open the battle to purse bid pursuant it’s guidelines and rules and with the purse cut up of 75% for the champion and 25% for the challenger.
