By Mark Vester
Former welterweight champion Ike Quartey has withdrawn from his comeback bout that was scheduled for December 5 at the Carousel Casino in Gauteng, South Africa. Quartey was set to fight Tshepo Mashego in a middleweight contest. Quartey has been inactive since a December 2006 decision loss to Winky Wright.
Promoter Branco Milenkovic said that he received a call from Quartey's promoter, Lou DiBella, informing him that Quartey would not be able to go forward. Milenkovic wants Quartey to fight Mashego in February.
"He did not tell me the reasons and I did not ask but I suspect it has to do with Quartey's personal life," Milenkovic told SAPA.
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