Burns to be stripped if he doesn't fight Gonzalez

[url]http://m.scotsman.com/sport/boxing/ricky-burns-faces-title-stripping-threat-1-2857614[/url]

Seems strange. Mitchell was a mandatory as well.

 

Wouldn't rule out a little pressure from a certain rival promoter who has good links with the WBO...

 

This is a good excuse to fight him !! Pretty good excuse - #newagepromoting

After youtubing gonzalez I can't belive he is even a mando
He can punch - agaisnt bums - and that's about it - he has a wild style which should pick off easy

His first fight with matchroom was always gonna be a fight to make him look good

But he a big name is a must in sept

 

If this is the case why not do it?At least he's unbeaten.Ricky being the first to beat him won't hurt,although wouldn't be surprised at a distance fight.To me its better than a defence against Gavin,who whatever they say is coming off a loss.Nothing against this one whatsoever.A warm up against an unbeaten Latin mandatory,then as Anabolic says,a unification.Lets hope Vasquez.

 

Sorry Anabolic,you said big name,not unification.But I guess Vasquez covers both.

 

This has to be a fight before his main fight against a big name in the division. With Broner stepping up he should look at taking the division by storm. Vasquez or Abril or the most noticeable steps

 

just read some of the wbo rules and i does seem you have to make a mandatory every 9 months so june would be about right for a mandatory with purse bids called 90 days before fight

Dont you think is strange the Vazquez team have not made a big deal about the Burns fight been off

Matchroom must have some friends with the WBO they had Hide, Collins, Eubank all defend the WBO title numerous times

 

Barry Hearn's tweet suggests it's a big name...

Big announcement from eddie today in glasgow. He has only done it again ! Proper fights for proper fans. Number 1 no doubt.

 

If it is Vazquez he won't have to fight his mando will he?

 

It's very strange. The fight was supposed to be rescheduled and considering how big a fight this was you would have thought there would be more fuss made.

 

I think so

 

The WBO will give Burns 90 days to defend against Gonzalez, after May 11th.

 

Must be Vasquez! :happy

 

Mitchell was a voluntary defence.

 

Could be Yuri Gamboa? Has he been banned? More likely to be Gavin Rees to be fair.