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WBC NEWS WBC Super Lightweight Title, Vacant
José Sulaimán, president of the World Boxing Council is officially announcing that the WBC is declaring the super lightweight championship vacant.
As the former WBC champion Timothy Bradley has definitely rejected to make his mandatory defense against Devon Alexander, who is the official challenger designated by the past 46th annual WBC convention celebrated in Chengdu, China. Timothy Bradley won his title from Junior Witter from England, when he defended mandatorily his title against Bradley; He stepped on the rule that gave him the WBC title, tarnishing the prestige, the image and the honor of all WBC champions.
Therefore, being Devon Alexander, USA, the # 1, and Junior Witter, England, the # 2 of the WBC world ratings, the organization is ordering a match among both of them for the vacant WBC superlight weight championship, with the free negotiations starting on April 28th and with a purse offer to be held on may 22nd, in Mexico City, if no negotiations are reached before that date.
The WBC is attaching a letter by the former champion Timothy Bradley, who stepped on his commitment and his word by accepting the exception made to the rules by the WBC, to approve his fight against Kendall Holt, knowing that his next fight should have been against Alexander, of who he is must be probably afraid, or what is worse, following the pressures of his representatives, as the WBC was informed that SHOW TIME would not buy the fight of Bradley against Alexander, which would be a significant fact that would show the actions taken by people of the boxing industry to control and monopolize boxing.
José Sulaimán Ch. President
- Press Release issued by the WBC with a little editing from us (highlights, etc...)
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