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WBC NEWS The WBC Declares Floyd Mayweather As The One And The Only Undisputed WBC Champion Of The Welterweight Division And Withdraws Recognition From Shane Mosley As The Interim Champion Of That Division
The Board of Governors is officially declaring today Floyd Mayweather, as the one and only undisputed WBC welterweight champion. The organization is very proud of Floyd Mayqeather for becoming one of the absolute best in the history of the sport, by having won 5 world WBC championships in different divisions, which nobody else has ever done in the history of the sport.
The reason for withdrawing recognition from Shane Mosley as the interim WBC welterweight champion, is that he has violated the rules, by not defending his interim championship since he won the title from Luis Collazo on February 10, 2007, with 8 months gone, and he has not accepted to defend the WBC title in his fight against Miguel Cotto, which makes his inactivity be of about one or more years.
The WBC has strongly supported Shane Mosley since June 17, 2000, when he defeated Oscar de la Hoya for the welterweight championship.
During the 7 years where he has been in and out as a champion, he has always fought for the WBC title, with the absolute support of the WBC.
Even when Mosley has been a champion with the WBC for the last 7 years, he never extended the courtesy to the WBC in regards to accepting to fight for the WBC championship against Miguel Cotto. The President of the WBC Jose Sulaiman, feels that the WBC does not deserve that discourtesy coming from Shane Mosley, who the WBC has supported so much through the years.
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The WBC is naming Jameel McCline, from the USA as the next challenger for the new interim heavyweight champion of the world Samuel Peter, from Nigeria, in order to take special actions to save the date of October the 6th at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York, as the WBC heavyweight title can not continue being frozen, after 10 months of inactivity, and at least for 4 months for the recovery of the injured champion Oleg Maskaev.
McCline was taken out of number 9 position of the WBC ratings, when he became unavailable for the WBC’s title, by fighting the former champion of the WBA, Nicholay Valuev, from Russia, when McCline had won the first 2 rounds, but lost by KOT in the 3rd when he injured his knee and could not continue the fight.
The WBC had received an appeal from McCline’s manager, Mr. Scott Hirsch, appeal that was answered favorably by the WBC, because of the unquestionable merits of McCline to be rated within the first 10 of the world. The fighting record of McCline is of 48 fights, out of which he has won 38, 23 by KO, lost 7 and drawn 3. Samuel Peter has a record of 28 wins, one loss, and 0 draws, with 22 of his wins by KO.
The WBC Rules and Regulations give explicit authority to the Board of Governors of the organization to take any action to resolve any special circumstance, as the WBC believes this to be the case. McCline has been training and in good shape, as he was fighting Vitali Klitschko at the end of September, fight that was cancelled due to Vitali’s injury.
The Board of Governors of the WBC ruled to mandate Samuel Peter to make his next defense of the title against Jameel McCline.
Concluded the President of the WBC, Jose Sulaiman.
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About Legal Process September 27, 2007 – Mexico City. From WBC President Jose Sulaiman:
On September 24 in New York, United States District Judge Deborah A. Batts granted the WBC’s motion to stay the lawsuit brought on behalf of Oleg Maskaev and Dennis Rappaport Productions, Ltd. against the WBC and other parties, relating to the purse split for the Maskaev vs. Samuel Peter fight that was to be held October 6. The lawsuit was suspended in favor of the compulsory mediation and binding mandatory arbitration provided for in the WBC Rules and Regulations.
WBC Legal Counsel Robert J.B. Lenhardt commented, “The WBC Rules provide that all parties, including any boxer, promoter, manager or other person who participates in the activities or events of the WBC, by doing so, agrees that their exclusive remedies in any dispute against the WBC are administrative remedies, further subject to mediation and mandatory arbitration before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
“As a competition between individuals, boxing is a sport in which there are constantly changing circumstances – as we have seen in the heavyweight division in recent days. The WBC must be free to make rulings that address those circumstances without constant threats of litigation, just like the governing bodies in other sports.
“The judge’s important ruling in this case confirms the alternate dispute provisions of the WBC’s Rules. This means that when controversies arise, the parties must ultimately mediate with the WBC, in a respectful and appropriate manner, to solve their differences. If that is unsuccessful, the controversies will be decided by the independent and globally-respected Court of Arbitration for Sport, a judicial body with specific expertise in sports, and therefore the ability to make the correct determination in each case.”
Mr. Lenhardt concluded, “The entire boxing world is on notice of Judge Batts’ ruling. The WBC is gratified that she set this correct and just precedent. Everyone should know that all parties dealing with the WBC must adhere to our rules, including their mediation and arbitration provisions, if they want the benefits that flow from the most prestigious titles in our sport: the World Boxing Council championships.”
- Press Releases issued by the WBC
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