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==Relationship with other bodies== Under Valcárcel, the WBO was the only sanctioning body that was absent from a summit held in 2014 where the possibility of a single champion per division was to be discussed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/boxeo/nota/elboricuapacovalcarcelseraelgranausenteenlacumbredeboxeo-1799301/|title=El boricua Paco Valcárcel será el gran ausente en la cumbre de boxeo|date=June 23, 2014|website=El Nuevo Dia}}</ref> In 2014, he publicly opposed the awarding of half-points within the 10-Point Must System favored by the other three.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tudn.com/boxeo/francisco-valcarcel-en-contra-de-calificar-con-medio-punto|title=Francisco Valcárcel en contra de calificar con medio punto|website=Univision}}</ref> Individually, Valcárcel has also been critical of the WBC for creating the "Maya Belt" and placing it in play in fights where the WBO title was at stake.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soloboxeo.com/2019/09/04/el-presidente-de-la-omb-valcarcel-arremete-contra-el-cmb-por-la-creacion-de-cinturones/|title=El presidente de la OMB Valcarcel arremete contra el CMB por la creación de cinturones|date=September 4, 2019|website=Solo Boxeo}}</ref> Another topic that he commented negatively about was the WBA's sanctioning of up to four champions per division.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.quepalo.com/valcrcel-7297/|title=Valcárcel critica a la AMB|website=¡Que Palo! Deportes}}</ref> Despite this, following the onset of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and the economic impact on the sport, the WBO invited the presidents of the other organizations to a reunion of its executive board held in October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://thegondol.com/2021/10/en-puerto-rico-los-presidentes-de-los-cuatro-organismos/|title= En la isla los presidentes de los cuatro organismos|publisher=The Gondol|language=Spanish|date=2021-10-19|accessdate=2021-10-19}}</ref> The main topic of concern was how to manage the mandatory challengers of unified and undisputed champions, in lieu of the promoters and television/streaming platforms complaining about the logistics of consecutive obligatory defenses.<ref name=ElVocero>{{cite web| url = https://www.elvocero.com/deportes/boxeo/exitosa-primera-reuni-n-entre-los-presidentes-de-los-organismos-mundiales/article_a0c95880-3832-11ec-988b-2bec9022d705.html| title = Exitosa primera reunión entre los presidentes de los organismos mundiales {{!}} Boxeo {{!}} elvocero.com}} </ref> This was the first time that the leaders of the four main organizations met personally, with the idea of sanctioning a single champion per division being discussed.<ref name=ElVocero/>
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