JAMIE MOORE will now fight for the vacant European light-middleweight title after Zaurbek Baysangurov dramatically gave up the title.
Purse bids for their showdown were due to be opened in Rome this morning, but just minutes before the Russian ducked out of fighting Jamie.
Salford's Moore will now face the next available contender and his team expect that to be Italy's former IBF welterweight and European light-middleweight champion Michele Piccirillo.
Promoter Frank Maloney said: "We were confident of winning the purse bids, but Baysangurov was not confident of coming to England.
"Jamie was more than willing to go to Germany or Russia. That shows his fighting heart.
"We are now waiting for the EBU to name the next contender in rankings and we will enter a short period of private negotiations before the fight goes to purse offers.
"I'm confident that Jamie will get his chance in England, hopefully before the end of November."
Fernando Guerrero Heads To ShoBox
Memphis-TN - They say it takes a village to raise a kid, in this case it's a whole town and on Friday October 3rd, Salisbury, Maryland will see the results of the dedication and support that they put behind their favorite son Fernando Guerrero. The undefeated middleweight prospect Guerrero 9-0, (9KO's) opens up a Prize Fight-Duva Boxing co-promoted ShoBox: “The New Generation” card at the Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland.
Guerrero takes on undefeated Tyrone Watson 7-0, (3KO's) out of Pittsburg, PA, in a scheduled 8 round middleweight bout. This is a big step up in Guerrero's already impressive professional career, the 21 year old Dominican born fighter has quickly made a name for himself by taking out all of his opponents with his devastating powerful knock out punch. With the hometown crowd behind him, you can expect Guerrero to pull out all the stops on Friday night. Ticket sales have gone through the roof with well over 3,000 sold already.
Fight fans in the mid-south have long known of the young phenom being that he has fought on a number of the successful Prize Fight promoted “Fights At The Fitz” in Tunica, MS. Now Guerrero takes his show on the road making his second appearance in front of a nationally televised audience, and his chance to box in the footsteps of fighters that have gone on to become icons in the sport.
“I am thrilled to be fighting on ShoBox it's an honor for me to be able to showcase my talents on a network that prides itself on showcasing young prospects; it's also a dream come true to be fighting in front of my hometown crowd, words cannot express how I feel right now.”-Guerrero
“Team Guerrero would not be where we are today if not for the support of Salisbury, it's a honor and a privilege to be fighting in our hometown.”-Hal Chernoff (Manager)
