Jazza Dickens (Injury) Pulled From June 4 Liverpool Show

By Elliot Foster

Jazza Dickens has been ruled out of his next fight through injury.

The British super-bantamweight champion was set to return to the ring on June 4 at Liverpool’s ECHO Arena.

Dickens (22-1, 7 KOs) had been scheduled to take on Spanish-based Dominican Abigail Medina (15-3-2, 7 KOs), 27, for the vacant European crown, exclusively live on BoxNation, as part of the undercard to Liam Smith’s WBO super-welterweight title defence against Predrag Radosevic.

But the 25-year-old was forced to withdraw after picking up a slight neck injury.

The office of his promoter, Frank Warren, confirmed the news to Boxing Scene on Wednesday afternoon, stating that they are “looking to reschedule [the fight] as soon as possible.”

The bill, which is being billed as ‘The Homecoming’, still features some stellar names.

Paul Butler clashes against Petchbarngborn Kokietgym in a defence of the WBO International super-flyweight title which doubles up as a final eliminator for the world title, while Ryan Farrag defends his European bantamweight bauble against Karim Guerfi and Kevin Satchell returns.

Meanwhile, Zolani Tete will defend the IBF International bantamweight title, Thomas Stalker will face Antonio Joao Bento for the vacant WBO European lightweight prize, Declan Geraghty is set for action for the second time in four weeks and Kalam Leather will join his brother, undefeated super-lightweight Josh Leather (9-0, 3 KOs), on the card as he makes his professional debut after signing a contract with Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions, while there are spots on the bill for Steven Lewis and British and Commonwealth super-welterweight champ Liam Williams, who fights over eight rounds.

Elliot Foster is the primary UK news reporter for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @FreelanceFoz