Mauricio Sulaiman: WBC wants to protect fighters' dream of becoming a world champion
By Gabriel F. Cordero
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 15 Jan 2026
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Dana White and Zuffa Boxing have announced they are ready for their world debut on January 23 in Las Vegas with a main event featuring Callum Walsh against Mexican Carlos Ocampo.
White has insisted that it is highly unlikely his promotional company will offer fighters the opportunity to compete for WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF titles.
Walsh is the current WBC Americas Continental Champion, and by signing with Zuffa Boxing, it will be difficult for him to even challenge for the WBC world title.
"I am saddened by Walsh's situation. He is the Americas Continental Champion, had many fights with the World Boxing Council, and like hundreds of other children and young people, being with Zuffa Boxing makes it difficult for him to compete for a WBC world championship. For example, we saw Dalton Smith defeat Subriel Matias last weekend, mentioning that it was a dream he'd had since he was six years old," said Mauricio Sulaiman, the WBC president.
Sulaimán emphasized that he had spoken with Walsh on occasion and that Walsh's desire was to become WBC champion, but now he is closer to not achieving that goal. It is very unfortunate that this company has taken this stance of only recognizing its own championship and hindering other boxers' opportunities to become champions.
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