The outcome of the Mairis Briedis - Krzysztof Glowacki saga has reached its harsh conclusion, the WBO have decided to strip Briedis for not complying with the governing bodies decision to enforce an immediate rematch of their WBSS final bout..
Moving forward the WBO have endorsed through a unanimous vote that the number one ranked Glowacki should face the number 2 ranked Lawrence Okolie for the vacant Cruiserweight belt..
Glowacki was stopped by Briedis in three for the WBO belt back in June, despite the inept refereeing of the bout by Robert Byrd that included an instance where Briedis dropped Glowacki with an obvious elbow, eventually leading to the conclusion of the fight.
After the WBO Championship Committee ordered the 120 day rematch, Glowacki appealed the decision to the WBO Grievance Committee, which overruled the WBO Championship Committee to uphold the immediate rematch order..
As Briedis was already committed to the World Boxing Super Series tournament final unification bout against Yunier Dorticos, his decision to neglect the immediate rematch. resulted in the title being declared vacant.
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