On September 25, 2017, the WBA Championships Committee issued Resolution No. 20170915117 clarifying the Heavyweight Division in light of Vladimir Klitschko's retirement, and authorized Super Champion, Anthony Joshua ("Joshua"), to face the IBF's mandatory, Kubrat Pulev ("Pulev"), before facing the WBA mandatory, Luis Ortiz ("Ortiz"). Joshua objected to Ortiz's status as the mandatory based on the negotiations, and subsequent announcement that Ortiz would be fighting the WBC Champion, Deontay Wilder ("Wilder"), for the WBC Championship.
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