WBA formally sanctions Hatton bout!

By G. Leon

11/05/2006

WBA formally sanctions Hatton bout!

The WBA has formally sanctioned Saturday's bout between its welterweight champion, Luis Collazo, and world junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton as a WBA welterweight championship bout. It did so on the condition that the Collazo-Hatton winner must face Oktay Urkal within 120 days or surrender the title. The next mandatory after that will be due February 13, 2007 against the winner of an elimination bout to be contested by Joel Julio and Carlos Quintana. The announcement was made by way of a resolution of the WBA championship committee.