By Allan Fox: WBA secondary heavyweight champion Manuel Charr (31-4, 17 KOs) called out Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury today, saying he’s coming for both of them and he plans on coming to the UK to take them on.
Fres Oquendo
Manuel Charr vs. Fres Oquendo targeted for May 4th in Chicago
By Jim Dower: Fres Oquendo’s management surprisingly won the purse bid on Friday with a winning bid of $600,000 for his mandatory title shot against WBA World heavyweight champion Manuel Charr. The fight is expected to take place on May 4th in the 45-year-old Oquendo’s hometown of Chicago, but there’s also a chance that the fight could take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico. That’s where Oquendo was born.
Manuel Charr vs. Fres Oquendo purse bid on Feb. 9th
By Allan Fox: WBA has a purse bid scheduled for the title fight between WBA World heavyweight champion Manuel Charr (31-4, 17 KOs) and #2 WBA Fres Oquendo (37-8, 24 KOs) for February 9th. Oquendo, 44, hasn’t fought since losing to Ruslan Chagaev by a 12 round majority decision on July 6, 2014.
WBA orders Manuel Charr and Fres Oquendo to start negotiations
By Tim Royner: Manuel Charr won’t have a lot of time to savor his win over Alexander Ustinov from last Saturday night, because the World Boxing Association has ordered Charr and 44-year-old Fres Oquendo to begin negotiations for a fight, according to Fight News.