By Rick Reeno

Promoter Gary Shaw has informed BoxingScene.com that former two-division champion Ricardo Mayorga has withdrawn from his February 14 bout with unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Alfredo Angulo. The fight was scheduled to top an HBO televised triple-header from the BankAtlantic Centre in Sunrise, Florida.

Shaw was told that Mayorga may have suffered some injury in camp, but he's not exactly buying the story.

"I'm very disappointed. For the first time in his career, Ricard Mayorga has chickened out of a fight. That speaks volumes about Alfredo Angulo. At least 'Chicken Ala Arce' is showing up to fight Darchinyan, the 'Raging Bull,' on Saturday. Arce is not afraid of a Raging Bull, but a Matador was scared of 'The Dog'," Shaw said.

Shaw tells BoxingScene that as soon as he heard Mayorga was pulling out, he began working around the clock to secure a suitable replacement.

"I am working on getting someone right now. We have to be careful with switching up an opponent with only twelve-days notice. I would fight Cornelius Bundrage. I would fight Alfonso Gomez. There are a few other names," Shaw said.

Also on the February 14 card, Nate Campbell defends his WBO/IBF lightweight titles against Ali Funeka, and Sergio Martinez defends his WBC interim-junior middleweight title against former welterweight champion Kermit Cintron.