{"id":480691,"date":"2026-03-17T17:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/480691\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:08:10","slug":"shakhram-giyasov-eyes-wba-interim-title-bout-may-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/480691\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakhram Giyasov Eyes WBA Interim Title Bout May 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxing247.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add East Side Boxing as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770669047_552_google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV0p2ZUdsdVp6STBOeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow East Side Boxing on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The potential fight was first reported by veteran boxing journalist Dan Rafael, who noted that the matchup has been discussed as part of the undercard lineup for the event.<\/p>\n<p>Rafael also cautioned that nothing has been finalized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeither fight is finalized, so the heck knows whatsoever,\u201d Rafael wrote on X while responding to questions about the possibility of the winners eventually meeting the victor of a potential bout between Rolando Romero and Devin Haney.<\/p>\n<p>Giyasov has held the WBA\u2019s #1 contender position at welterweight since early 2024 after winning a final eliminator against Pablo Cesar Cano. The Uzbek contender later agreed to step aside so the sanctioning body could allow a unification fight between Eimantas Stanionis and Jaron Ennis in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>After Ennis stopped Stanionis and later moved up to the 154-pound division, the WBA title changed hands, and the mandatory situation at 147 lbs remained unresolved.<\/p>\n<p>A proposed interim fight between Giyasov and Curiel could provide activity for both contenders while the championship picture continues to develop.<\/p>\n<p>Curiel (17-0-1, 14 KOs) is currently ranked #2 by the WBA at welterweight and remains unbeaten since turning professional. Giyasov last fought on April 12, 2025, stopping Franco Maximiliano Ocampo in the fourth round on the Ennis\u2013Stanionis undercard.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the interim bout moves forward, the long-term title picture remains uncertain. Romero has been linked to discussions about a potential fight with Haney, and Haney and Ryan Garcia have also spoken publicly about the possibility of facing each other again in the future.<\/p>\n<p>If the winner of a Romero\u2013Haney fight were to pursue other matchups instead of facing the interim champion, Giyasov could find himself waiting again despite holding the mandatory position since 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The only confirmed detail is that talks are ongoing as the May 2 card continues to take shape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The potential fight was first reported by veteran boxing journalist Dan Rafael, who noted that the matchup has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480692,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-480691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}