“As of Wednesday, August 19, 2020, the World Boxing Organization has not received any communication, whether by Magdaleno or his manager Frank Espinoza confirming his participation in the bout as mentioned earlier,” noted Batista-Salas. The feat didn’t pass the smell test among those who sensed that Magdaleno’s alliance with Top Rank-with whom the WBO has always enjoyed a healthy working relationship-played a greater role in his being in position to fight for the title before Villa. Justification for Magdaleno came in his being the only boxer among the WBO Top Four at the time to have fought during the pandemic, claiming a 10th round disqualification win over Dominican Republic’s Yenifel Vicente this past June in Las Vegas. The advancement of Magdaleno, however, did not sit well. Villa’s team-Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing-were understanding of Navarrete’s placement, having reigned as WBO junior featherweight champ before vacating to challenge for the 126-pound crown.
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Villa somehow lost his place in line upon the first update of WBO rankings since the global health crisis, with the July 2020 set showing Navarrete (32-1, 28KOs) and Magdaleno (28-1, 18KOs) ranked ahead of him. The benefactor of such a fallout is Ruben Villa (18-0, 5KOs), a 23-year old featherweight contender from Salinas, California who was the highest-rated available challenger to the WBO title prior to the start of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Therefore, Top Rank requests to move forward with the fight with the next available contender in the WBO Featherweight Division.” Top Rank has not received a response from Magdaleno since that time, and all indications are that Magdaleno intends to decline the bout on terms consistent with the “Purse Bid”. Jeremy Koegel, Counsel for Top Rank, Inc., promotional representative for Jessie Magdaleno, advising that shortly after Top Rank won the “Purse Bid” for the bout, Top Rank sent Magdaleno a bout contract offering monetary compensation consistent with the terms of the bid. Whereas, on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, this Committee confirmed receipt of written communication on behalf of Mr. “Consequently, having the Committee proceed in selecting and determining the first available contender in the WBO Featherweight Division. “Lastly, Magdaleno was advised that failure to comply with the time frame established therein would be understood as if he would not participate and fight Navarrete and waiving any and rights therein. “WBO Participant Jessie Magdaleno was granted a final 24-hour term upon notice of the “Resolution” to confirm in writing whether he will fight against WBO Participant Emanuel Navarrete for the Vacant WBO Featherweight Championship as ordered,” Luis Batista-Salas, chairman of the WBO Championship Committee noted in a resolution statement to both parties, a copy of which has been obtained by BS.com. A purse bid hearing which was won by Top Rank to promote the fight is now considered to have defaulted, due to a lack of written confirmation citing Magdaleno’s willingness to fight for the title. Villa WBO Featherweight Title Fight Ordered, Magdaleno PulledĮfforts to have Jessie Magdaleno skip the line en route to a featherweight title have proven to be for naught.īoxing Scene has learned that an ordered vacant World Boxing Organization featherweight title fight between Magdaleno and Mexico’s Emanuel Navarrete is no longer on the books.
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