WBC/NABF on Holm-Hernandez
The WBC has just released the following statement concerning Friday night’s fiasco at Isleta:
“The World Boxing Council was shocked to learn that the mandatory elimination bout in New Mexico on December 4 between Holly Holm and Melissa Hernandez, both of the United States, did not happen due to the insistence on the part of Hernandez not to participate in the main event at the last minute. This shows a total lack of respect to her opponent, the promoter of the event Lenny Fresquez, the rules and regulations of the WBC and the local commission, and of course the fans of boxing who paid to watch this event live and on the internet. Neither the NABF or WBC accepted fees for the Holm/Cisernos fight.
“Acknowledging Holly’s record, the WBC is appointing Holly Holm as the mandatory contender for the WBC Welterweight Championship of the World, due to this unfortunate turn of events. Further the WBC will suspend Hernandez from the ratings of the WBC, and from challenging for any WBC related championship, pending a full and timely investigation, which has already begun. The WBC, its President Jose Sulaiman, and the WBC Female Championships Committee is fully committed to fairness in boxing, and is saddened by this terrible situation, and is working hard to resolve this issue.
“Respectfully,
Ed Pearson, Chair
WBC Female Championship Committee”
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