Carlos Adames, the WBC middleweight beltholder, fell ill with apparent dehydration and was taken by ambulance to a nearby medical facility, an official connected to Adames told BoxingScene Friday.
Adames, 24-1-1 (18 KOs), of the Dominican Republic, was scheduled to make the third defense of his WBC belt Saturday night versus Austin “Ammo” Williams inside New York's Madison Square Garden, but that bout is now off, said the official.
Adames-Williams was to be the co-main event of the anticipated co-main event pitting WBO 140lbs beltholder Teofimo Lopez versus unbeaten three-division titlist Shakur Stevenson.
Adames was coming off a February draw in Saudi Arabia versus Hamzah Sheeraz.
He has feuded verbally over the past few months with fellow 160lbs champion, Janibek Alimkhanuly, who has had his own weight-cutting issues.
BoxingScene will have more information on the condition of Adames, 31, as it emerges Friday.
