Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez has been postponed. The highly-anticipated clash was scheduled for Saturday night, but Azeez suffered a back injury in his final training session and a doctor ruled that…
The highly-anticipated clash was scheduled for Saturday night, but Azeez suffered a back injury in his final training session and a doctor ruled that he was unable to fight.As he was supposed to take on the toughest test of his career to date in Buatsi"I'm devastated for this to happen on fight week," Azeez told Sky Sports."I want to apologise to all the fans, especially those travelling to the fight.
"I am also extremely sorry to my opponent Joshua Buatsi, to my promoter and to everyone involved who has worked so hard on this date. I hope this fight can be rescheduled as soon as possible."Tyson Fury gives first interview about Oleksandr Usyk fight being signed to Derek Chisora"I know that Dan would do anything to be in the ring on Saturday night and for this to happen at this stage is devastating. However, the health and safety of our fighters must come first.
"My heart goes out to Dan and Joshua, who have both completed tough camps, and to the fans, with more than 10,000 having made arrangements to come on Saturday. "We will provide an update on the rest of the card and communicate a revised date for Buatsi-Azeez as soon as possible."
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