Therefore , the WBO were accepting a pair of defeated cast - offs to battle for their pointless belt .
In fact , they had both lost to the same man ; Sumbu Kalambay , who at the time was the WBA ( and lineal ) middleweight champion .
The WBO were accepting a pair of defeated cast - offs to battle for their pointless belt .
In fact , they had both lost to the same man ; Sumbu Kalambay , who at the time was the WBA ( and lineal ) middleweight champion .