By Luke Furman
Former WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (49-3-1, 35 KOs) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder. The boxer will now recover and won't return to the ring until May or June at the earliest.
He will not be able to go forward with a rematch against Grigory Drozd (39-1, 27 KO) on March 21 in Moscow. Drozd dominated the Polish champion in September to capture the WBC crown. There is a rematch clause which the Pole exercised. The rematch will still happen at a later date while Drozd fights another foe in March. Though, Wlodarczyk's handlers have stated that the particulars for the March date were never complete.
Luke Furman covers boxing for bokser.org.