Izu Ugonoh

[NakiFan]

So I was looking on boxrec and saw that Izu has the WBO African HW Title. This was won by Parker when he KO'ed Tupou, and subsequently defended when he bet Kali Meehan. I see that the title was fought and won by Izu when he fought Ibrahim Labaran, on the undercard to the Meehan fight. That was termed the interim title.

How does this work? The title holder (JP) informed to the WBO that he was relinquishing the title, and that Izu should fight for it? Is this a very convenient way for team mates to bump up the resumes for higher ABC rankings?

Please enlighten me