Ryan Rhodes Injured, Withdraws From Konecny Bout

By Terence Dooley

Sources close to the situation have confirmed that Ryan Rhodes has had to withdraw from his EBU light-middleweight fight against Lukas Konecny due to a back injury.  Rhodes was due to make the second defence of his title on Frank Warren's September 18th bill at the LG Arena, Birmingham but now joins Darren Barker on the treatment table.

Rhodes, 33, won the title by out-warring Jamie Moore in October of last year, his first defence saw him wipe out Luca Messi in six rounds; the Konecny fight was an eagerly anticipated match-up, with the winner expected to move onto bigger and better things.  Now, though, the fight is on ice until Rhodes, 44-4 (30), recovers from his injury.

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