Manny Pacquiao’s clash with Rolly Romero hangs in the balance due to a mandatory obligation.
WBA welterweight champion Romero is the rumoured frontrunner to face Pacquiao next.
But on Monday, the major sanctioning body ordered Romero to defend his black and gold strap against No.1 contender Shakhram Giyasov of Uzbekistan.
Giyasov (17-0) previously stepped aside to allow Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis to face each other in a WBA and IBF unification bout in April, with the promise that he would get a shot at the belt thereafter.
The WBA have now fulfilled that pledge at the cost of Pacquiao.
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