IBF Pushes Sanchez–Torrez Jr. Purse Bid to Jan. 27

The IBF has postponed the purse bid listening to for the ordered heavyweight title eliminator between Frank Sanchez and Richard Torrez Jr., pushing the session again to Tuesday, January 27. The listening to had been scheduled for Thursday earlier than each side requested for an additional extension, which the sanctioning physique granted.

It’s the newest delay in a struggle ordered almost two months in the past. Earlier deadlines handed with out an settlement, and probably the most optimistic learn is that the brand new date offers each camps a last window to shut phrases and keep away from a handbag bid. That final result has but to materialise regardless of repeated extensions.

The bout carries weight contained in the division as a result of the winner would turn out to be the IBF obligatory challenger for unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, although the timing of any obligatory obligation stays undefined.

Sanchez has been a tough task to put. A number of ranked heavyweights declined the chance earlier within the course of, leaving the eliminator stalled for months. Torrez Jr. stayed within the course of as different ranked heavyweights declined.

The 2020 Olympic silver medalist has made it clear he needs the struggle and has not backed away as others did.

Torrez’s curiosity aligns together with his type and profession stage. He’s younger, applies regular strain, and carries heavy fingers. His most up-to-date outing, a primary spherical knockout win final November in Mexico, saved his momentum shifting whereas the eliminator sat unresolved. The struggle that introduced him again into the queue was the identical bout that originally compelled him to cross on Sanchez final yr.

For Sanchez, the scenario has been quieter. He has not fought since final February, when he returned in a confidence restoring bout following his stoppage loss to Agit Kabayel in Riyadh. Since then, his path has been outlined by delays reasonably than ring time.

Till the purse bid is both held or prevented by a late settlement, the eliminator stays theoretical. Torrez has proven willingness the place others didn’t. Whether or not that resolve results in an precise struggle now rests with the clock reasonably than intent.

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