The World Boxing Assn. will sanction the...
The World Boxing Assn. will sanction the heavyweight championship fight between Evander Holyfield and George Foreman, set for Atlantic City April 19.
WBA attorney James Binns said that his organization would announce its approval of the fight today, provided the winner meets the WBA’s top-ranked contender as of June 11, 1991. Former champion Mike Tyson is ranked No. 1 by the WBA, the World Boxing Council and the International Boxing Federation and will fight Alex Stewart on Dec. 8 at Atlantic City.
The WBC has said it would strip Holyfield of the crown because his first defense must be against Tyson.
The IBF is expected to follow the lead of the WBA. Foreman, 42, is ranked fourth by the WBC, sixth by the WBA and seventh by the IBF.
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