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McDonnell gets WBC shot
- Updated: December 15, 2016
Gavin McDonnell will challenge Mexican Rey Vargas for the vacant WBC super-bantamweight title next year.
The twin brother of current WBA ‘world’ bantamweight champion Jamie, will get the chance to follow in his brother’s footsteps after the governing body’s convention in Miami earlier this week.
The belt, which has been held by the likes of Erik Morales, Daniel Zaragoza and more recently, Carl Frampton, has been left vacant following Japan’s Hozumi Hasegawa’s retirement.
Vargas (28-0-KO22) is ranked No 2 and McDonnell (16-0-2-KO4) No 1 and trainer David Coldwell would rather see it take place in the United Kingdom.
“We’ve already said to …
