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According to the latest WBA rankings, Ruslan Chagaev has become the WBA 'Regular' champion.
It seems his loss to Lucas Browne has been overturned. I don't remember reading anything about that - very strange.
I mean, I know about Browne being stripped of the belt and banned for 6 months, but I didn't know Chagaev had been awarded the title!

http://www.wbanews.com/wba-ranking#.V2J9hb3mctE

Just another alphabet soup 'make it up as we go along' ruling I guess.

This is how Chagaev wins them.

The result still stands in the BoxRec ratings. I still hope to see Browne on TV again. It was a great fight and a great comeback.

Will it go down on their records as a NC then ?

Can't wait for the Oquendo rematch

He's now a 3-time champion, the-modern day Muhammad Ali.

Well, if that's true I hope he will fight Ortiz soon.

What about Sturm's positive test ? WBA still has the cheater as the champ.

boxrec dsnt even list Larry holmes v Marvis frazier as a title fight ??????

but the alphabets are a bunch of turdy plop plops

As soon as Chagaev attempts to unify, the WBA are going to strip him and make Valuev champion again.

crusader wrote:Can't wait for the Oquendo rematch

Can't see Oquendo going to Chechnya, this fight may have to be on neutral turf after past events

boxing_rocks wrote:What about Sturm's positive test ? WBA still has the cheater as the champ.

if anyone gets off a Positive it would be Sturm, has been WBA protected species for a decade

boxing_rocks wrote:What about Sturm's positive test ? WBA still has the cheater as the champ.

littlepug wrote:Will it go down on their records as a NC then ?

Only if the commission overturns it.
The sanctioning body can do anything they want with its belt regardless of official results. They can keep boxers from fighting for their belts and ratings but only the commissions can issue a suspension that actually keeps boxers out of the ring.
If the commission has not declared the fight a NC then it is still an official win for Browne regardless of the WBA ruling.

Perseus wrote:

littlepug wrote:Will it go down on their records as a NC then ?

Only if the commission overturns it.
The sanctioning body can do anything they want with its belt regardless of official results. They can keep boxers from fighting for their belts and ratings but only the commissions can issue a suspension that actually keeps boxers out of the ring.
If the commission has not declared the fight a NC then it is still an official win for Browne regardless of the WBA ruling.

Are there any doubts that the Chechen/Russian commission will overturn it?

GhostBoxing15 wrote:

boxing_rocks wrote:What about Sturm's positive test ? WBA still has the cheater as the champ.

if anyone gets off a Positive it would be Sturm, has been WBA protected species for a decade

He wasn't a WBA champion for many years until the robbery against Chudinov.

so the number 29 of the boxrec heavy weight
list holds the title which muhammad ali held.

jujigatame wrote:The result still stands in the BoxRec ratings...

Hard to understand how that can be the case. Perhaps Boxrec are just waiting for the right authority to notify them of a change?

wouter wrote:He's now a 3-time champion, the-modern day Muhammad Ali.

I don't believe Lucas doped. I don't know 100%, but Russia is dodgy as hell and he seems genuine.

I do feel for Browne, I think he was railroaded.

wouter wrote:He's now a 3-time champion, the-modern day Muhammad Ali.

Why do they need an "Interim" Champion (Ortiz) when we've already got a Regular Champion (Chagaev) and a Unified Champion (Fury)

Only thing that makes sense it to have Ortiz vs. Chagaev as soon as possible.

Loki wrote:I don't believe Lucas doped. I don't know 100%, but Russia is dodgy as hell and he seems genuine.

I do feel for Browne, I think he was railroaded.

It does help his case that he tested negative 6 days before the fight. It doesn't make sense that he would suddenly take a bunch of steroids only a few days from the fight. The cost/benefit analysis just isn't there.

jujigatame wrote:

Loki wrote:I don't believe Lucas doped. I don't know 100%, but Russia is dodgy as hell and he seems genuine.

I do feel for Browne, I think he was railroaded.

It does help his case that he tested negative 6 days before the fight. It doesn't make sense that he would suddenly take a bunch of steroids only a few days from the fight. The cost/benefit analysis just isn't there.

Sturm tested negative to Pre fight testing, Your theory would see Sturm innocent