Greg Cohen Promotions, representative of the American WBA middleweight title challenger Rob Brant, won the purse bid on Monday, to stage his title challenge against champion Ryota Murata
The minimum for the bidding was $200,000 and the Brant team offered $202,114. Teiken Promotion refrained from presenting a figure and, consequently, lost the bid.
The date proposed by Greg Cohen Promotions for the contest was October 27th, 2018, in Minneapolis, New York or Atlantic City.
The bid was held in Panama City and was directed by Aurelio Fiengo, a member of the board of directors of the WBA. The parties have 15 calendar days, from August 13th, to submit the signed contract.