Important Announcements Regarding Marco Huck and Juan Manuel Marquez

Thursday, January 19, 2012

WBO Jr. Heavyweight champion Marco Huck has requested permission to fight at Heavyweight against Alexander Povetkin for the WBA Heavyweight title, and still keep his WBO Jr. Heavyweight title.

THE WBO HAS GRANTED HUCK’S REQUEST

OUR CONDITIONS ARE: 1.) If Huck wins, he will have a maximum of 10 DAYS to decide if he stays at the heavyweight division, or goes back down to Jr. Heavyweight and continue to defend his WBO title

2.) If Huck loses, he will have a maximum of 10 DAYS to decide if he stays at the heavyweight division, or goes back down to Jr. Heavyweight and continue to defend his WBO title

 

 

 

 

 

WBO Lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has requested to move up to the welterweight division on the condition that he is ranked as the #1 contender. Since he is moving up to welterweight, Marquez will vacate his WBO Lightweight title (NOTE: WBO Interim Lightweight champion Ricky Burns will now be the WBO Lightweight champion)

THE WBO HAS GRANTED MARQUEZ’S REQUEST

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