By Mark Vester
According to Setanta Sports, Meacher Major, who was just announced to face Marco Antonio Barrera on January 31, was forced to pull out with an ankle injury. Barrera will now face Johnny Nolasco (17-4, 8KOs) in a ten round lightweight contest in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Nolasco will be a tuneup as Barrera awaits for the winner of Nate Campbell-Ali Funeka on February 14. Barrera wants the winner in April. Major was a bad enough mismatch, Nolasco is even bigger. The Dominican fighter has been inactive since December 2007 and there appears to be large activity gaps on his official record. The highlight of his career was a close split decision loss to Jason Litzau.
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