Chris Arreola Injured, Withdraws From 12/11 Return
By Steve Kim
Due to a lingering left elbow injury, heavyweight contender Chris Arreola, 33-years-old, has withdrawn from his scheduled return on December 11th. The fight, set to be televised as part of an ESPN2 special, was taking place at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California. It would have been the first fight for Arreola (35-4, 31 KOs) since the May knockout defeat to current WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne.
The elbow has been bothering Arreola for some time and the boxer had surgery in July to resolve the problem. It was initially thought that he would be 100% in time for the fight, but the elbow needs additional time to fully heal.
The card, which is being staged as a tribute show to late promoter Dan Goossen, will still feature junior middleweight Austin Trout (27-2, 14 KOs) taking on Luis Grajeda (17-3-2, 13 KOs), Johnathon Banks (29-2-1, 19 KOs) against Antonio Tarver (30-6, 21 KOs), Oscar Escandon (23-1, 16 KOs) going against Tyson Cave (24-2, 8 KOs) and light heavyweight Marcus Browne (12-0, 9 KOs) vs. Henry Buchanan (21-4, 14 KOs).
Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com.
