According to Rick Reeno of BoxingScene.com, the Championship Committee of the World Boxing Association has ordered a rematch between WBA/IBF/IBO 154-pound champion Jarrett Hurd and former champion Erislandy Lara.
Both sides were advised that a deal must be reached within 30 days or a purse bid would be scheduled. Hurd defeated Lara by 12-round split decision on April 7th at the Hard Rock Hotel in Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The Hurd camp has yet to respond to this order.
Right now, the plan for Hurd as well as for Showtime, is for Hurd (22-0, 15 KO's) to take on WBC Junior Middleweight champ Jermell Charlo in a unification bout sometime in the fall, provided Charlo gets past former world champion Austin Trout on June 9th in Los Angeles. Hurd knocked out Trout in the 10th round this past October in Brooklyn, NY.
According to Reeno, a unification bout will take precedence over a rematch order but Hurd will have to submit an exception to the WBA to get approved.
This is a corrupt order from a corrupt sanctioning body. They're trying to handcuff Jarrett into fighting Lara again or Charlo in his next fight, after Lara fought NO ONE for 5 years. Floyd Mayweather and Andre Ward each respectively held WBA titles for over TWO years without fighting and were never stripped. No fights for 2 years and no action was taken by the WBA. Jarrett wins the WBA title and has to make this decision within 30 days? They hold different champions to different standards, which is inherently corrupt.
ReplyDeleteAnd what is the basis for this ruling anyway? Is there some controversy that we're not aware of?