The World Boxing Association (WBA), through its Championships Committee, has scheduled the purse bid for the mandatory title fight between welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis and his mandatory challenger Shakhram Giysov for November 8.
The bidding will take place in Houston, Texas, at 11:00 a.m. (local time) and will be directed by the Vice Chairman of the Championships Committee, Julio Thyme.
The committee had ordered the fight on September 19, granting a regulatory period of one month for negotiations which expired on October 19 without reaching an agreement.
The bidding will have a purse distribution of 75% for the champion and 25% for the challenger, as stipulated in the internal regulations of the organization. The minimum amount to obtain the fight rights will be US $ 150,000.00.
Stanionis, the WBA welterweight world champion, is set to face his mandatory challenger Shakhram Giyasov in the coming months.
