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12/09/2006 Archived Entry: "Important Updates from the WBC Female Boxing Committee"
Important Updates from the WBC Female Boxing Committee
[Editor's note: I just received this from Jill Diamond of the WBC Female Boxing Committee.]
IMPORTANT UPDATES:
1. " A WBC champion must always defend her WBC title if she fights in the same weight class division. Otherwise, the Champion agrees to relinquish his title"; Therefore, we are now decalring the WBC Middleweight Title Vacant. Currently, The #1 WBC female Middleweight boxer is now Dakota Stone. The #2 is Yvonne Reis.
December 8, 2006
2. REPORT FROM THE WBC CONVENTION IN CROATIA ON WOMEN'S BOXING
“THE WBC HAS RESEARCHED FEMALE BOXING FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIND MEDICAL GROUNDS FOR SAFETY IN BOXING AND FEMALE BOXING. WE WILL NOW WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE FEMALE BOXING A HIGHER STANDARD FOR BIGGER PURSES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CHAMPIONS AND FIGHTERS IN GENERAL . WE WILL WORK TO GET FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS IN TELEVISION AND TO BRING DIRECT BENEFITS TO PROMOTERS AND FIGHTERS.
WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF OUR FEMALE CHAMPIONS AND CHALLENGERS AND 2007 WILL BE A TURNING POINT FOR FEMALE BOXING IN THE WORLD”
Jose Sulaiman, WBC President
News & Notes from the WBC Female Championships Committee
At the recent WBC Convention in Dubrovnik, Croatia, the WBC Female World Championships Committee met, and discussed numerous issues, and made decisions on the following:
The Champions must face their mandatory challengers, as designated by the WBC Female Committee, once every 12 months. The previous timeframe was 18 month, which the Committee deemed to infrequent. The other conditions regarding mandatory obligations remain in effect.
The Champions of the WBC shall make one defense of their title once every 4 months (120 days). Failure to do so may result in the WBC vacating the Championship to allow for other rated and deserving challengers an opportunity to challenge for the title.
The WBC requires its Champions to defend their titles regularly, as stated above, and to be proud of being the WBC Champion. Therefore, we want our proud Champions to concentrate on being the WBC Champion. Should a WBC Champion wish to challenge for another organization’s title, she must apply to the WBC for a waiver to do so. Such a waiver may only be granted if the Champion is current on her 120 day defense commitment to the WBC, and that such a match will not interfere with her obligations to the WBC in any way. Failure to comply with this requirement, and not defend the WBC World Championship as required, may result in the WBC vacating the Championship.
Should the WBC Champion be granted a waiver to challenge for another organization’s title, and lose within her weight class, or in a weight class below her WBC weight class, she will automatically vacate the WBC title. Should she move up in weight and lose, she will retain her WBC title. Should she win another organization’s title, she is still obligated to defend her WBC Championship within the timeframes dictated by the WBC, or she may have her WBC title vacated. Should she win a WBC title in a different weight class, she will be given 15 days to decide which division she will continue her career, and vacate the other title.
Despite recent requests that WBC Female World Championship matches be permitted to be contested for 12 three minute rounds, the WBC has decided that at this time the rules will remain as they are regarding the number and length of rounds – 10 two minute rounds.
The WBC will create a policy regarding the potential of official unification matches. The policy will deal with which sanctioning bodies the WBC will enter into unification bouts with, and under what conditions. This policy will be release in the near future.
Ed Pearson
Executive Secretary
