After weeks of uncertainty, the WBA on Nov. 1 disclosed how it will handle its heavyweight situation, which was thrown into uncertainty when unified world champion Tyson Fury, dealing with alcohol, drug and mental health issues, vacated all of his belts last month.
In the most significant development, the WBA said it would sanction a spring 2017 showdown for its “super” world title between Anthony Joshua, who also holds the IBF belt (which he would have to retain against Eric Molina on Dec. 10) and former world champion Wladimir Klitschko, who lost his belts to Fury in a huge Nov. 2015 upset and had his Oct. 29 rematch canceled when Fury pulled out to deal with his personal problems.
