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Manuel Charr WBA purse bid offer massively beaten by Fres Oquendo

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Firstly, for his first defense of the WBA ‘regular’ title, Charr’s team bid just $101,000 to secure the contest’s rights and potentially take it to Germany.

Massively overshadowed by Oquendo, the veteran’s representatives tabled a whopping $600,000 offer to snag the clash and stage it in America.

Secondly, the WBA wants the bout staged to clear up having two champions in the division as early as possible.

Current ‘super’ champion Anthony Joshua is set to face Joseph Parker in a March 31 unification. He’s then taking on Alexander Povetkin, the WBA’s number one contender.

Whoever comes out with the WBA belt at the end of those two encounters will then be stipulated to face the ‘regular’ title holder by early 2019. It’s simple.

In other WBA news, the Championships Committee named Nicaraguan Byron Rojas as the mandatory challenger for Thai Thammanoon Niyomtrong, current Minimumweight Champion.

According to article C29 of the WBA Rules, the WBA made this resolution, which indicates that a mandatory challenger in a division may be selected by the Championships Committee or through an elimination fight.

Niyomtrong, who is champion at 105 pounds since 2016, has agreed on an optional defense for March 6 against Filipino Toto Landero. The latter is number 12 of the WBA ranking.

“The winner of that fight must immediately negotiate a fight with Rojas in a period no longer than 30 days. Otherwise, the fight will be called to a purse bid.

The Championships Committee duly informed the parties involved. As established in the rules, their knowledge of the WBA regulations is presumed.

Finally, The Puerto Rican Jesus Rojas received this Thursday, February 8, in Caguas, Puerto Rico, his World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim Featherweight Champion belt.

The event took place on the terrace of the Caguas City Hall in the afternoon. It was attended by the mayor, William Miranda Torres, who said: “Last September 15, (Rojas) won a resounding victory at the MGM in Las Vegas.

“Because of the situations that occurred within the atmospheric systems that affected the country, we had not recognized the feat.”

For his part, the visibly excited champion declared: “Daddy, I proudly tell you that I made it! This is the world title”, he said.

“I am the first world champion born and raised in Cañaboncito de Caguas”.

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