WBC approves Marco Antonio Barrera - Juan Marquez fight!

Due to the court battle raging between promoters over superfeather star Manny Pacquiao, the WBC has approved a voluntary defense of 130lb champion Marco Antonio Barrera against Juan Manuel Marquez on March 17 in Las Vegas. In addition, the WBC has approved Pacquiao to defend his WBC Intl belt against Injin Chi or another opponent in Macau, China. If Barrera gets by Marquez, he must face Pacquiao next. A free negotiation period will begin one day after their respective fights. If no agreement is reached, a purse bid will be held 21 days later. At that time, regardless of whether the fighters are still emeshed in legal entanglements or not, if Pacquiao does not accept the fight, he will lose his mandatory challenger status. If Barrera doesn't accept, his WBC title will be declared vacant.