Daiya Kira vs. Carlos Canizales

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Notes

Timeline

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  • The WBA ordered mandatory challenger Kira to fight Unified WBA/WBO Champion Rene Santiago on May 2nd [1]
  • Santiago and Kira agreed to a deal to fight on September 2nd in Tokyo, however this fight was never announced publicly, however it was later confirmed by Santiago's promoter Tuto Zabala of All Star Boxing [2]
  • On July 28th the WBA named Santiago as “Champion in Recess” due to an injury preventing him from proceeding with the bout against Kira. Santiago remained the WBO Champion due to the mandatory only being enforced by the WBA [3]
  • As part as the same announcement on July 28th, the WBA ordered a fight between Kira and former WBC Champion Carlos Canizales for the vacant title, with Santiago being mandated to fight the winner when he had recovered from his injury
  • The fight between Canizales and Kira was officially announced on July 28th at a press conference in Tokyo
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