It appears that the September 13th fight between Devin Haney and Zaur Abdullaev will be for the WBC’s interim lightweight championship.. A board of WBC governors unanimously polled to officially pass sanctioning to attach the title to the upcoming bout..
The Haney v Abdullaev fight had been scheduled as a final eliminator for a spot as mandatory challenger of the division. The unanimously acknowledged top man in the division Vasiliy Lomachenko scored an impressive unanimous victory over brave Luke Campbell last Saturday.. The Governing body did announce a series of bouts back on May 7th, culminating in an eventual winner to contest the WBC belt that Mike García had just vacated.. Lomachenko was awarded the title as an added reward for his win last week. Lomachenko himself along with Top Rank were involved in a conversation that supported the WBC’s decision to sanction the upcoming bout.. As it stands Haney v Abdullaev will be the main event at MSG’s theatre a week on Saturday on the likelihood of Danny Roman officially withdrawing from his scheduled fight..
An interesting bout which is now the Co-main event on the show is between the undefeated Russian Sergey Kuzmin 15-0 (11 Ko’s) and former world cruiserweight title challenger, now campaigning at heavyweight, Michael Hunter jr 17-1 (12 Ko’s) with the WBA Inter-Continental title on the line..
The Show is hosted by Madison Square Gardens Theatre..
Promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom USS.
Matchmaker, Eric Bottjer.
Broadcast by DAZN..
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