Briggs v Oquendo shenanigans..

In another shambolic set of affairs, the WBA championship committee have ordered both parties of Shannon Briggs (60-6-1.. 53 Ko's) and Fres Oquendo (37-8.. 24 Ko's) to start negotiations to set up thier scheduled bout for the vacant WBA regular title..   Those concerned have 30 days to meet an agreement or purse bids will commence..   Eight weeks ago Lucas Browne was scheduled to meet Briggs, but following a drugs test failure for the second time, Oquendo gets his due opportunity as mandatory challenger, via a court order..
A mandatory world title challenger who has only boxed 6 times in 7 years, last time out losing a WBA title challenge to Ruslan Chagaev 18 months ago..
The other half of the soirée, Briggs isn't much better, he has boxed only 9 times in the last 7 years since losing a WBC title challenge to Vitali Klitschko in 2010..   in the 9 victories Briggs has not once fought a man ranked in anyone's top 25..

Ironically, the winner of the Oquendo v Briggs fight will be ordered to meet Alexander Ustinov (33-1.. 24 Ko's) a man who has fought only 6 times in 5 years since losing a Euro title challenge to Kubrat Pulev in 2012..    Ustinov's 6 wins came against a 39 year old shopworn Mo Harris, Konstantin Airich, a 41 year old David Tua and a 310 pound Chauncey Welliver..    hardly a worthy title challenger of note.