The WBC remove three Brits from their world rankings
In this month's WBC World Rankings there was a noticeable absence in three of the divisions, which has now been explained.
The World Boxing Council announced the following statement on January 19, 2022:
"WBC Clean Boxing Program administered by VADA, has reported to the WBC ratings committee that after multiple attempts to enroll a variety of fighters and after the grace period has lapsed for registration, consequently the following fighters have been taken out of The WBC rankings:
#7 Cruiserweight – Chris Billam-Smith (GB)
#5 Welterweight – Conor Benn (GB)
#10 Super Lightweight – Mario Barrios (US)
#4 Featherweight – Mauricio Lara (Mexico)
#9 Bantamweight – Lee McGregor (GB)
"They will have the opportunity to enroll in the program and be considered by the ratings committee."
Despite their temporary withdrawal, there were still well over 60 UK and Irish fighters named in the WBC Top 40 this month: WBC January 2022 World Rankings
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