The situation with the fight between the interim WBA featherweight champion and the 2020 Olympic champion Albert Batyrgaziev and the holder of the WBA belt, American Lamont Roach, is very confused, the manager and trainer of the Russian boxer Eduard Kravtsov told .
The WBA has officially given American Gervonta Davis permission to defend his lightweight belt against WBA super featherweight titleholder Roach. This fight is scheduled for December 14, but according to unofficial data, the confrontation may be postponed until March. Previously, the WBA issued a resolution requiring Roach to defend against interim champion Batyrgaziev, but the teams failed to reach an agreement within the deadline and a swap had to take place.
“The situation is quite complicated given the behavior of the WBA, which does not respect its own promises and sanctions. Unfortunately, it’s not a secret. We are currently in negotiations with the WBA. We insist that according to the latest resolution, the boxer (Lamont Roache) must defend on April 14. Now the WBA offers us to postpone this deadline to June 1, but in this situation we are obliged to defend the interim champion belt. The situation is quite difficult now. We will discuss all the nuances with our partners,” Kravtsov told .
Batyrgaziev has 11 victories in the professional ring. The last time the Russian entered the ring was in mid-October in Ufa at the IBA Night of Champions tournament, when he defeated the Filipino Albert Pagara ahead of schedule and defended the IBA belt in weight category up to 60 kg.
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