For anyone interested ... the WBO ratings committee is live streaming right now

The WBO ratings committee is live streaming right now.

You can watch different fighters' promoters and managers asking for higher ratings in each division.

I don't know if they've gotten to heavyweight yet. I think they're on Lightweight right now as I post this. (They're talking about Loma.)

Just a glimpse at the inner-workings of ratings orgs.

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Usyk's manager says one of his lightweight fighters is on the front lines in Ukraine fighting right now and wants to know if he can get him a title shot ... but won't pull him out of the war unless he has a big fight for him.

Pretty wild.

 

Usyk's manager wanted the WBO to give Denis Berinchyk a fight with Isaac Cruz at lightweight ... the winner to become the mandatory.

Berinchyk is the guy fighting in Ukraine. He's rated #3 at lightweight.

The WBO president laughed and said something like, look we remember when you came in wanting us to rank Usyk #1 at heavyweight when he wasn't rated at heavyweight. (They bumped the #1 contender Dillian Whyte out of the #1 spot and gave it to Usyk.)

He said Loma and Stevenson are rated ahead of Berinchyk and Cruz.

Clearly, the WBO wants to keep Stevenson and Loma at #1 and #2.

Usyk's manager said Usyk was the mandatory for three years and complained Usyk had to wait so long. The WBO president laughed again and said it was only one year.

Pretty wild.

 

I wonder if the WBO will order a Usyk-Zhang fight at the meeting today? Seems like that's why Usyk's manager is there (maybe to block it).

Sounds like he doesn't show up too often. He's sitting in the front row.

 

They're talking about the rematch clause between Crawford and Spence now at welter.

They said Crawford has 18 months until he has to make a mandatory WBO defense at welter. He's a longtime WBO champ. They are "blessed" to have him as their champion, according to the WBO President.

So he can do whatever he likes. Just letting the managers there know they aren't getting any title shots until Bud does whatever he wants.

 

Golden Boy is there asking if Alexis Rocha can fight for the WBO Interim or vacant title if Crawford moves up to 154.

Seems like they're gettting shut down.

The WBO President said you're in a great position. "JUST WAIT."

 

Conor Benn's people are asking for him to be reinstated in the WBO top five.

Says Benn just fought in the US.

The president is asking him about his drug problem.

"What happened with that?" he asks.

 

They said he's not licensed to fight in the UK, but he is in Florida and Texas.

 

Golden Boy requests that Vergil Ortiz Jr. be rated at 154. He's had some health issues. But he's got a comeback fight at 154 and that's where he's going to be competing.

 

Chordale Booker's managers asked the WBO to rate him in the top 15 at 154. They said he currently doesn't have a promoter but they flew in to request a top 15 ranking.

He's 21-1.

The WBO president said maybe he can fight for one of their regional titles. They replied that would be great and thanked them.

 

Hamzah Sheeraz is fighting Liam Williams next for the WBC silver title. Hamzah's people want a top 3 rating for him in the WBO. He's currently #6.

They said we could throw a WBO regional title in their as well.

 

It is. Everyone is pitching their fighters.

 

Zach Parker's manager said Zach is back and they'd like a rating at 168.

The WBO president said "ZACH IS BACK?" Seems like he really likes him. Asks how he's doing.

"He can fight," says the WBO President.