In an official letter sent to Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) and Juan Urango's promoter Seminole Warriors Boxing, the IBF has confirmed that Paul Malignaggi would not be able to grant mandatory challenger Hermann Ngoudjoa rematch and that he therefore will be vacating his belt. Ngoudjo (17-2-0, 9 KOs) will now face former world champion Juan Urango (20-1-1, 16 KOs) for the vacant IBF junior welterweight (140lb) championship. The IBF has set an October 18th deadline for GYM and Seminole Warriors Boxing to reach an agreement, or it will order a purse bid to determine the details of the bout. According to GYM President Yvon Michel, Ngoudjo was willing to wait to face the winner of Malignaggi-Hatton, but neither fighter would guarantee Ngoudjo a shot at the title. "We were willing to be paitient and step asside to let Malignaggi defend his belt against Hatton, but we would have to be guaranteed an immediate fight against the winner. We never received that guarantee, so we pushed the IBF to call a purse bid, which forced Malignaggi to vacate his title," Michel said.
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