The much awaited WBA World super featherweight title clash between Ghana’s Rafael Mensah’s and Puerto Rico’s Alberto Machado has been proposed for May 12.
Machado, the champion, was billed to defend his belt against the Ghanaian on May 5 at the T-Mobile on the undercard of Golovkin-Canelo but the card has been cancelled
“Officially the people of Golden Boy Promotions have not given us information. We assume they are solving the details. This situation lacerates the industry in all aspects when such a fight falls out. It affects us with Machado because he was scheduled for that event. We will see if there is a plan B or if we should create it,” explained Bryan Pérez, an executive for Miguel Cotto Promotions.
“Everything depends. One possibility is that he will fight on May 12 as part of Ali’s defense against Liam Smith. You have to see how Golden Boy Promotions plans affect you. We are going to look for the best alternative for Machado.”
Machado-Mensah has yet to be signed because the representatives of both have not reached a economic agreement.
The WBA ordered that a purse bid be held where interested promoters must submit a minimum bid of $125,000. According to the regulations of the WBA, the champion (Machado) will receivce 75% while Mensah will get the remaining 25%. However, Don King, promoter of the challenger, is allegedly pushing for his protege to receive a larger slice.
If everything is agreed the fight will be on the undercard of Sadam Ali-Liam Smith clash.