By Rick Reeno

The latest word going around is that Allan Green (26-1, 18KOs) has withdrawn from this Friday's bout with Antwun Echols (31-7, 27KOs). The fight was set to be a televised main event on ESPN's Friday Night Fights from the Paragon Casino & Resort in Marksville, Louisiana.

According to sources, Green never boarded his flight to the show. While neither the fighter or the promoter, Tony Holden, have officially confirmed it, I hear the no-show by Green is due to an internal rift with Holden. I hear the new promoters in town, Scott Hirsch and Mike Borao, made an offer to Green that quickly changed his mind about the Echols fight.

Echols will now face, middleweight Michael Walker (18-0, 12KOs), at a catch-weight of 165-pounds. Green, due to the rules of the Louisiana Commission, can face a suspension of six-months to one-year for  the no-show, and a possible fine. The suspension can only be lifted by the promoter.