Rising junior welterweight Adam Azim was scheduled to return to the ring last Friday night at York Hall.

Due to a sparring injury to his left hand, he was forced to withdraw from his fight with Aram Fanyan.

Azim (8-0, 6 KOs) hopes to have the fight rescheduled in the near future.

"Everything was going so well in the camp. I was looking sharp, strong and then this happened in sparring. I come out and my hand ballooned up," Azim told Sky Sports. "I couldn't even spar because that's how bad my hand was. I had to withdraw because the doctor's choice was for me to not fight.

"[Fanyan is] going to be trying to win for his country. He's not a guy to underestimate either so he's a good opponent. This was the toughest fight of my career. I want to go into the fight fully prepared for it. I want to go into that fight with both hands. I want to give out a great performance."

Azim is looking to have his next fight take place on a date in August or September.

He saw action back in February, when the unbeaten prospect was taken the full ten round distance to decision Santos Reyes.

On the other hand, Azim is pushing to get in the ring - sooner than later - with former unified lightweight world champion George Kambosos, who will soon face another British fighter in Maxi Hughes.

"I'd give George Kambosos a good fight," Azim said. "I was surprised that [now undisputed champion Devin] Haney didn't stop him because of the amount of shots that he was actually hitting George Kambosos with.

"I was surprised that he didn't go down. But Haney is not really a power-puncher. He's more of a skilled fighter. "100 percent [I would stop Kambosos]. I definitely would [stop him]. He's a perfect fight for me."