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Nathan Cleverly, who is the current World Boxing Association (WBA) "regular" light heavyweight champion, received special permission from the WBA's Championships Committee to stake his title against Badou Jack, on Saturday August 26th in Las Vegas.

This permission is granted at the request of the British boxer’s team, which was notified on July 27th, 2017, that they had to negotiate a fight against unbeaten mandatory challenger Dmitry Bivol, who is current WBA interim-champion at 175 pounds. This is endorsed in Article C16 of the WBA Rules.

However, Article C46 indicates that the organization may modify the decisions or application of the rules in special circumstances, as long as they benefit the boxers and the sport.

For this reason, the Championships Committee, based on the WBA rules, and at the request of the interested party, decided to grant the special permission for the Cleverly vs. Jack fight.

Nevertheless, the winner of this battle must immediately begin negotiations to face Bivol. If no agreement is reached with the Russian boxer before September 11th, 2017, the fight will be called to purse bids.

The parties involved were duly notified of the decision taken by the WBA Championships Committee.

Damn, they gotta get right on the ball as far as scheduling their next bout after this one.

gilgamesh wrote:Damn, they gotta get right on the ball as far as scheduling their next bout after this one.

I believe the fight must take place in 120 days from this one.

Bivol's fast rise has been so impressive that this could actually be considered a 50/50 pick 'em matchup!! Bivol might even be a slight favorite against Cleverly.

I think Bivol is a top 3 light heavyweight now.

Best Coast wrote:Bivol's fast rise has been so impressive that this could actually be considered a 50/50 pick 'em matchup!! Bivol might even be a slight favorite against Cleverly.

Ain't no 50/50 about it. Bivol beats them both. He's been the truth since he turned over. Bivol is a sensational fighter.