Hatton vs Ndou; Surprise, Fight is Back On For 11/13

By Mark Vester

First it was off, and now a few days later the fight is back on. IBO welterweight champion Lovemore Ndou plans to go forward with his November 13 title defense against Matthew Hatton in England. On Tuesday Ndou suffered a bad cut during a sparring session and five stitches were required to close the wound. He was advised to stay away from sparring for six weeks.

After Hatton's team tried to find a replacement for the date, Ndou appears to have found a new medical opinion. According to Ray Wheatley of World of Boxing, Ndou was cleared by Fight Doctor Lou Lewis in Sydney on Thursday. He was told to resume sparring in two weeks time.

“After consulting with Doctor Lou Lewis, a well-respected boxing doctor, I have been cleared to go ahead with my fight as originally scheduled. That is, on November 13th," Ndou said.

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