On January 11th, WBO President Gustavo Olivieri, Esq., received an e-mail regarding Australian super bantamweight Sam Goodman reporting an injury sustained during training. The injury, affecting his left eye, preventedf him from participating in a scheduled world championship bout against Naoya Inoue on January 22nd in Tokyo. [Goodman was the WBO's mandatory contender. Inoue, who holds all four major titles, will fight a late replacement, Ye Joon Kim, on the same date]. According to the e-mail, Goodman is prohibited from engaging in any physical contact until April 11th and his availability to compete is projected for either May or June. In response the WBO has requested that, in order to have his WBO mandatory challenger status upheld, he must submit, within the next ten days, a detailed explanation of his injury, including medical findings, recovery prognosis, and a statement from his licensed physician specifying when he will be physically and medically cleared to return to active competition. Failure to comply will result in the WBO stripping Goodman of his madnatory contender status without further notice or hearing.