Jermell Charlo remains the true junior middleweight champion but is now two belts removed from undisputed status. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Houston's Charlo has vacated the IBF 154-pound title, in lieu of honoring an overdue mandatory title defense versus Bakhram Murtazaliev. A purse bid hearing scheduled for Tuesday was canceled given the circumstances, an IBF spokesperson confirmed. Russia's Murtazaliev will likely be ordered to next face Germany's Jack Culcay as the two highest ranked contenders in the IBF ratings. Both fighters not only anticipated such a move but previously confirmed a willingness to move forward with such a fight if it reached that point.
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