The WBO has ordered super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux to defend his title against Chris Avalos, with the two sides given 30 days to negotiate. If they cannot reach a deal, a purse bid with a minimum of $100,000 will be ordered.

Rigondeaux (14-0, 9 KO) is coming off of a first round blowout win over Sod Kokietgym on July 19 in Macau, while Avalos (24-2, 18 KO) last fought on May 31, also in Macau, beating Yasutaka Ishimoto in an IBF eliminator. Avalos, 24, is a Top Rank fighter, so even though Rigondeaux's deal with Top Rank has come to an end with his last fight (currently, he's promoted by only Caribe Promotions), he may stay working with the Top Rank stable for the time being.

The toughest thing about Rigondeaux's current spot is that he's clearly unwanted at HBO, which is both understandable and a sham. On the one hand, he's got no fan base and he's a generally boring fighter to watch in terms of action. On the other hand, he's one of the best fighters on the planet, and it still kind of feels like he's being punished for routing HBO golden boy Nonito Donaire last year, in a fight that HBO essentially forced to happen in the first place. Rigondeaux did get a return in December on HBO, beating Joseph Agbeko in a horrible fight that arguably was more Agbeko's fault than Rigondeaux's, but his last fight wasn't aired on the HBO2 tape delay of the Macau fights. Instead, he was relegated to UniMas' Solo Boxeo Tecate; to be fair, the matchup with Kokietgym didn't really deserve better.