According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, the IBF has canceled two pursed bids and postponed 2 others.
The sanctioning organization notified its registered promoters that the purse bid scheduled to determine the promotional rights for the vacant junior welterweight title bout between Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk and Anthony Yigit has been canceled because the sides have come to an agreement.
Another purse bid was also canceled, for the bantamweight final elimination bout between Jason Moloney (17-0, 14 KOs), 27, of Australia, and Kenny Demecillo (14-4-2, 8 KOs), 25, of the Philippines. Their representatives told the IBF that they have reached a deal, but the date and the location of the fight were not announced.
Two other purse bids scheduled for Tuesday were postponed.
One was for the fight between light heavyweight world titleholder Artur Beterbiev and mandatory challenger Callum Johnson. The date for the purse bid, assuming the sides do not make a deal, is June 26 at noon at the IBF offices in Springfield, New Jersey. The camps can still make a deal until 15 minutes before the bids are unsealed.
The other postponed purse bid was for the final junior middleweight title eliminator between Julian “J Rock” Williams (25-1, 15 KOs), 28, of Philadelphia, and Takeshi Inoue (13-0-1, 7 KOs), 28, of Japan.
The sanctioning body notified its registered promoters that it has also been delayed until June 26 at noon, also at the IBF offices. The camps can still make a deal until 15 minutes before the bids are unsealed. The winner will become one of the mandatory challengers for unified 154-pound titlist Jarrett Hurd (22-0, 15 KOs).
