Nisse Sauerland
Posted: 09 Sep 2026, 11:25
They have Wembley Arena booked in November. No boxers mentioned yet. Anyone know who likely the event is for?
How has Nyika managed to get that when Opetaia and CBS have been ranked above him until nowHeldenjaeger wrote: ↑09 Sep 2026, 11:58 Viddal Riley vs David Nyika for the vacant IBF title on an MF Pro card, from what I've heard.
CorrectHeldenjaeger wrote: ↑09 Sep 2026, 11:58 Viddal Riley vs David Nyika for the vacant IBF title on an MF Pro card, from what I've heard.
In July, the IBF rankings went:Heldenjaeger wrote: ↑09 Sep 2026, 12:45Nyika and Riley both won eliminators, Jai won the Zuffa belt.
Yeah it's a little odd, but a good fight all the same.joshj909 wrote: ↑09 Sep 2026, 13:21In July, the IBF rankings went:Heldenjaeger wrote: ↑09 Sep 2026, 12:45Nyika and Riley both won eliminators, Jai won the Zuffa belt.
1 VACANT
2 Riley
3 Opetaia
4 CBS
5 Nyika
6 Masson
They made 5 Vs 6 for the eliminator instead of 3 Vs 4 yet haven't dropped 3 and 4 for rejecting the eliminator which is in their rules which implies they weren't offered it, which again, is against their own rules. There's probably something else to it, just doesn't feel very IBF.
CBS wasn't available (Zuffa signing and Rozicki fight ahead) and Jai probably kept his ranking in the top 10 because of his legal battle going on behind the scenes.joshj909 wrote: ↑09 Sep 2026, 13:21 In July, the IBF rankings went:
1 VACANT
2 Riley
3 Opetaia
4 CBS
5 Nyika
6 Masson
They made 5 Vs 6 for the eliminator instead of 3 Vs 4 yet haven't dropped 3 and 4 for rejecting the eliminator which is in their rules which implies they weren't offered it, which again, is against their own rules. There's probably something else to it, just doesn't feel very IBF.
The Rozicki fight wouldn't have got in the way of it when it was called, plus signing to a promoter shouldn't stop an eliminator being called as it's not the IBF's fault that Zuffa is non-cooperative. Opetaia's position makes sense in line with their rules.Heldenjaeger wrote: ↑09 Sep 2026, 13:54CBS wasn't available (Zuffa signing and Rozicki fight ahead) and Jai probably kept his ranking in the top 10 because of his legal battle going on behind the scenes.joshj909 wrote: ↑09 Sep 2026, 13:21 In July, the IBF rankings went:
1 VACANT
2 Riley
3 Opetaia
4 CBS
5 Nyika
6 Masson
They made 5 Vs 6 for the eliminator instead of 3 Vs 4 yet haven't dropped 3 and 4 for rejecting the eliminator which is in their rules which implies they weren't offered it, which again, is against their own rules. There's probably something else to it, just doesn't feel very IBF.
I don't know the exact timeline but CBS-Rozicki got announced shortly after the elimination was called, right? So I guess he was already in negotiations when the IBF contracted him.
Even then, he would've therefore had to turn it down which should have seen him dropped out of the top 10 according to IBF rulesHeldenjaeger wrote: ↑10 Sep 2026, 04:22I don't know the exact timeline but CBS-Rozicki got announced shortly after the elimination was called, right? So I guess he was already in negotiations when the IBF contracted him.