The IBF had a busy day on Monday, canceling two purse bids because deals were made and rescheduling two 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.
Although the IBF did not specify the particulars of the fight, Russia’s Baranchyk (18-0, 11 KOs), 25, and Yigit (21-0-1, 17 KOs), 26, of Sweden, are going to participate in the eight-man World Boxing Super Series 140-pound tournament, which is due to begin in the fall. Baranchyk and Yigit would meet in one of the quarterfinal bouts.
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.
The winner will become the mandatory challenger for 118-pound world titlist Emmanuel Rodriguez (18-0, 12 KOs), who will first participate in the World Boxing Super Series eight-man bantamweight tournament, which also begins in the fall.
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.
In November, Beterbiev (12-0, 12 KOs), 33, a two-time Russian Olympian now fighting out of Montreal, knocked out Enrico Koelling in the 12th round to win one of the 175-pound world title belts Andre Ward vacated when he retired. Beterbiev has fought only once since December 2016 because of a legal fight with promoter Yvon Michel over his contract. Johnson (17-0, 12 KOs), 32, the Commonwealth champion from England, is coming off an impressive first-round knockout of Frank Buglioni on March 24.
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).