The WBC has stripped defending lightweight world titlist Omar Figueroa and has named him "champion in recess" due to injury. The sanctioning body also announced that Figueroa's no. 1 contender Jorge Linares (37-3, 24 KOs) would now meet no. 2 contender Javier Prieto (24-7-2, 18 KOs) on December 30 in Tokyo for the vacant title. The winner of Linares-Prieto would then have to … [Read more...]