After WBA cruiserweight champ Jean-Marc Mormeck added the WBC belt to his waist, defeating Wayne Braithwaite in an exciting unification contest, the WBA promoted him to 'superchamp' status. That means the WBA will have a fight for its 'regular' title, with the superchamp Mormeck not immediately forced to take on a mandatory challenger. The WBA appointed former world champion Virgil Hill (49-5; 23 KOs) and unbeaten Russian contender Valery Brudov (30-0; 23 KOs) to square off for the vacant belt. French promoter Michel Acaries won the purse bids today and he told Fightnews.com that he plans to stage the fight in August at Saint Martin, on the Caribbean Antilles. Acaries participated to the bid process as the Russian-born Brudov is now a French-based athlete, whom Acaries signed to a promotional deal three years ago.