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WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns has parted ways with longtime promoter Frank Warren, according to the boxer’s manager, Alex Morrison. The parting of ways is the second major blow to Warren in less than a week, as on Monday super middleweight George Groves officially jumped ship from Warren to promotional rival Eddie Hearn of Matchroom.
Ricky Burns and Miguel Vazquez have expressed their frustration at the enforced cancellation of their lightweight unification title fight in London. WBO champion Burns was due to face Mexican IBF belt-holder Vazquez at Wembley Arena on 16 March, but Vazquez was forced to pull out due to a stomach virus. The fight has been rescheduled for April 20 at the same venue but both fighters were keen to apologise to fans for having to delay the much-anticipated clash. The postponement is particularly frustrating for Burns, who saw his proposed bout with Liam Walsh last December cancelled after his opponent was involved in a car crash.
Ricky Burns' manager Alex Morrison has hit out at Frank Warren following the postponement of the Scottish boxer's unification clash. WBO lightweight champion Burns was due to face Miguel Vazquez on March 16, but promoter Warren announced the fight would be put back a month as the IBF title holder has a viral infection. However, Morrison is unhappy as it is the second postponement in the space of three months following the collapse of last year's fight against Jose Ocampo.
As reported early this morning, an aggressive stomach infection suffered by the IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez, has forced him to withdrew from the scheduled fight with WBO champion Ricky Burns. The fight was postponed from March 16th to April 20th, at Wembley Arena in London, England. Vazquez says he came to Tijuana on February 17th to sign the contract for the fight. He was going through the final hurdle of his camp when he got sick from eating bad seafood and stayed away from training camp for a week. Vazquez is taking some very strong medications to treat the problem. Burns' promoter Frank Warren says the fight will be rescheduled to April 20th.
Promoter Frank Warren’s show at Wembley Arena on Saturday 16th March has been postponed and will now take place on Saturday 20th April. WBO World Lightweight Champion Ricky Burns’ opponent, Miguel Vazquez - the IBF World Champion - has been suffering from a severe viral infection caused by food poisoning. Vazquez has been advised to rest and rehydrate, before starting to train again which has meant that the fight has had to be delayed. There was an opportunity to bring in a replacement challenger for Burns but it was agreed that at this stage of his career, it was essential that the unification contest went ahead, even if it meant a slight delay
As previously reported, promoter Frank Warren’s show at Wembley Arena on Saturday March 16th has been postponed and will now take place on Saturday 20th of April. WBO World Lightweight Champion Ricky Burns’ opponent, Miguel Vazquez - the IBF World Champion - said he was suffering from a severe viral infection caused by food poisoning. Vazquez team provided a medical report from Vazquez’s doctor Roman Cruz Olais, which can be found below. Vazquez has been advised to rest and rehydrate, before starting to train again which has meant that the fight has had to be delayed.
The lightweight unification between Ricky Burns (35-2, 10KOs) and Miguel Vazquez (33-3, 13KOs) has been postponed and a new date is being discussed. The match was scheduled for March 16th at Wembley Arena in London.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that there are no monetary issues with the lightweight unification between champions Ricky Burns (35-2, 10KOs) and Miguel Vazquez (33-3, 13KOs). The fight is scheduled to take place on March 16th at Wembley Arena in London. According to sources with direct knowledge of the situation, Vazquez's comments which are circulating around are several days old. Vazquez's promoter, Juan Carlos Torres of Zanfer Promotions, had sent a signed "letter of acceptance" to Frank Warren's matchmaker Dean Powell on January 10th, four days before the match was officially announced by Warren at a press event.
According to sources in Mexico, there are serious issues with the lightweight unification between Ricky Burns (35-2, 10KOs) and Miguel Vazquez (33-3, 13KOs), scheduled to headline a very big show on March 16th at Wembley Arena in London. Reportedly Vazquez and his management never agreed to the financial terms of the fight. One source told BoxingScene.com that Vazquez's management had requested a certain purse figure for their boxer to travel over and fight Burns in the UK, but that number has yet to be met. With the date being less than a month away, some of the involved parties in Mexico believe the fight will fall apart.
IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez(33-2, 10KOs) was in Tijuana on Saturday night to support his stablemate Alejandro Cobrita Gonzalez Jr. in his fight versus Hazal Martinez - which Gonzalez won by a second round TKO. Vazquez returned home to Los Angeles this morning and watched the replay of Adrien Broner vs. Gavin Rees, which took place on Saturday in Atlantic City and was won in five rounds by Broner. Vazquez was not impressed by the performance and he was angered because Broner continues to call for a fight with WBO champion Ricky Burns (35-2, 10KOs) - who Vazquez faces on March 16th at Wembley Stadium in a unification clash.