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Saturday's Briedis vs Huck bout has been upgraded to WBC cruiserweight title fight

BC, Riga, 29.03.2017.Print version

Saturday's World Boxing Council (WBC) bout between Latvia's Mairis Briedis and Germany's Marco Huck has been upgraded from an interim challenge fight to a cruiserweight title fight, the WBC informs.


It was initially scheduled that the Briedis vs Huck bout would be an interim fight, and that the winner would then have to fight defending WBC cruiserweight champ Anthony Bellew for the title.


However, Bellew has been avoiding fighting Briedis since he conquered the WBC vacant cruiserweight championship on May 29, 2016 by knocking out number 1 contender Ilunga Makabu in three rounds in Liverpool.


Bellew has since become a major attraction in the heavyweight division after recently defeating David Haye in a heavyweight bout.


Meanwhile, the WBC Board of Governors unanimously voted to designate Bellew as Emeritus Champion of the World, which grants him the right to fight for the cruiserweight championship at any given time with full support from the WBC while maintaining his rights as world champion.


The WBC hereby confirms that the fight between Briedis and Huck that will take place this Saturday Germany, will be for the WBC cruiserweight championship of the world and the winner will abide by the ruling of the WBC Board regarding the mandatory defenses.





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