By Chris Williams: Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs) will be sacrificing his WBO 140 pound title for challenging World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) next month on November 22nd in Macau, China.
Algieri will be forced to vacate his WBO light welterweight title, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.com.
This means that Algieri will need to start from scratch if he gets beaten by Pacquiao. Algieri won’t have his WBO 140lb title waiting for him to defend, or even have the option of choosing which title to defend if he gets past Pacquiao on 11/8.