The WBC issued this division-by-division update on the WBC title situations...
Heavyweight: no update.
Bridgerweight: Champion Kevin Lerena vs. interim champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk has been ordered and a purse bid is scheduled for September 16th in case there is no agreement.
Cruiserweight: A rematch between champion Badou Jack and champion in recess Noel Mikaelyan has been ordered. A purse bid was held on September 5th with Bash Boxing winning the rights to promote the fight.
Light heavywweight David Benavidez risks his WBC title vs. Anthony Yarde in a voluntary defense on Nov. 22nd in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Super middleweight: Saul "Canelo" Alvarez fights four-division champion Terence Crawford on September 13th in Las Vegas. Hamzah Sheeraz won an eliminator and Christian Mbilli faces Lester Martinez also on Sept. 13th in Las Vegas.
Middleweight: Carlos Adames will make a mandatory defense of his title vs. Meiirin Nursultanov. Jesus Ramos battles Shane Mosley jr. for the interim title on Oct. 25th Las Vegas.
Junior middleweight: Champion Sebastian Fundora defends vs. former welterweight champion Keith Thurman on Oct. 25th in Las Vegas. Interim champion Vergil Ortiz faces Erickson Lubin on Nov. 8th in Texas.
Welterweight: no update.
Junior welterweight: Champion Subriel Matias will face Dalton Smith, the mandatory challenger next, with the purse bid won by Fresh Productions Boxing. Ex-WBA title holder Alberto Puello waits for the winner as the second mandatory.
Lightweight: The champion is Shakur Stevenson. Jadier Herrera boxes Ricardo Nuñez on Oct. 25th in London, as a final eliminator.
Junior lightweight: Champion O’Shaquie Foster will defend against two-division champion Stephen Fulton on Oct. 25th in Las Vegas. Michael Magnesi and Mark Magsayo compete in a final eliminator on December 13th in Manila.
Featherweight: While WBC featherweight champion Stephen Fulton moves up for his next fight, Nathaniel Collins and Cristobal Llorente clash on Oct. 4th in Glasgow for a final eliminator.
Super bantamweight: Undisputed world champion Naoya Inoue faces WBA interim champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev on Sept. 14th in Tokyo.
Bantamweight: weight: no update.
Super flyweight: WBC champion Jesse Rodriguez fights a unification bout vs. WBA and former IBF champion Fernando Martinez on Nov. 22nd in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Flyweight: no update.
Junior flyweight: no update.
Minimumweight: Champion Melvin Jerusalem is scheduled for mandatory defense vs. Siyakholwa Kuse on Oct. 24th in Manila.
