The WBC management has published the first ever rating for a new weight category called "Bridger" with an upper limit of 224 pounds.
The leader of the ranking is Oscar Rivas (26-1, 18 KOs), who previously fought for the interim world heavyweight title, in second place there is Riad Merhi (29-1, 24 KOs), the holder of the WBA interim heavyweight title. So it is likely that Rivas and Merhi will clash for the first title in the new weight category.
WBC Bridger Weight Ratings: 1. Oscar Rivas, 2. Riad Merhi, 3. Kevin Lerena, 4. Dmitry Kudryashov, 5. Evgeny Romanov, 6. Bryant Jennings, 7. Arthur Shpilka, 8. Alain Babich, 9. Joel Jayko 10. Shihabuddin Aliev, 11. Marco Huck, 12. Bilal Lagoon, 13. Samuel Kaje, 14. Rashid Kodzoev, 15. Isaac Chamberlain.