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PBC belts are in production

QUEBEC | Over the last few months, the businessman Al Haymon has started a revolution in boxing through agreements with several American television networks. However, it does not stop there.

The next stage of its five-year plan is the implementation of a belt in all categories and these would be played only on First Boxing Champions cards (PBC).

A model that would have some similarities to that which exists in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which has full control over its fighters and clashes.

In recent days, members of the entourage of Haymon, which are present in Quebec were very discreet about it. However, according to what Le Journal de Montreal has learned, the project is well under way.

The PBC belts are in production in a company in England. They would be ready in a few weeks, according to several participants, but it is not yet known when they will make their official appearance in the world of boxing.

Until this new crown is launched, the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF continue to work with First Boxing Champions (PBC), but for how long?

"We're on the fence on this issue. We must wait to see how things will go, said an advocate who works for one of the sanctioning bodies when contacted by The Journal .

"However, it will do something before that first fight for a title PBC announced. That could cause problems. "

Many questions remain unanswered at the moment. For example, what value has this capacity compared to those that currently exist? It is not clear at this point, but we know that Haymon uses all the means at its disposal to have total control of boxing.

The creation of a new belt is a step closer to his ultimate goal.

Watching the televised galas and PBC website, we can see that the sanctioning bodies do not seem to be part of the final equation of Haymon.

And there are many examples. Saturday before the Stevenson-Bika shock, the representative of the WBC will not be allowed between the cables. He will receive the belt of "Superman" then it will be posted on the ring apron.

After the announcement of the winner is the referee Michael Griffin which will place around the waist of Stevenson or Bika and not him. The only thing we know is that the advertiser must submit Stevenson Pierre Bernier as WBC world champion.

Then when we consult the PBC website with great pomp we learn that Quebecers face Bika in a championship fight on CBS today. However, rummaging about this duel, he never mentioned that Stevenson is the WBC king, The Ring or linear heavyweight. It is just a champion. Point to the line.

Sooner or later the WBC and other sanctioning bodies will react and that could make sparks. Even if the money were to go, do they want to play second fiddle behind PBC? It must be doubtful.

Perseus wrote:Funny how it talks about the WBC and the rest acting sooner or later.
What are they going to do?

tiny_acres wrote:I hate the current alphabet crap with all of my heart.
I do not think the PBC will solve anything.The whole title situation is a joke.

Perseus wrote:

tiny_acres wrote:I hate the current alphabet crap with all of my heart.
I do not think the PBC will solve anything.The whole title situation is a joke.

I don't think it solves anything either.
I see it running a course similar to The Ring magazine belt a few years back.
The Ring belt was gaining momentum, it had the talking heads on espn and HBO behind it, the linear champion and Ring champ were often the same person, many fans and media were recognizing The Ring champ as THE champion of his division then..............................it fizzled almost as quickly as it had risen.
The alphabets survived The Ring mania, as long as boxers are willing to play the alphabet org game they'll survive.