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- Updated: October 20, 2016
Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz Jr have been granted a fight for the vacant WBO heavyweight title.
The WBO had suggested they could stage a four-man tournament to decide their next heavyweight champion after Tyson Fury vacated the title last week.
But a title fight between Parker, who is the organisation’s No 1 contender, and the third-ranked Ruiz Jr was ordered at this week’s WBO convention in Puerto …