Stephen Fulton overweight by 6.5lbs, fight with Liam Wilson cancelled

The contest between Stephen Fulton and Liam Wilson has been cancelled after Fulton missed weight by 6.5lbs.

The bout, originally set for the junior lightweight limit of 130lbs, has been toying with cancellation for a while. This week, when Fulton made it clear he would not make 130, it was switched to a 133lbs catchweight. Friday Fulton hit the scales at 139.5lbs and the contest, supposed to be chief support for the Tim Tszyu-Errol Spence Jnr showdown in Australia, was cancelled.

Tszyu, who has endured several requests to up the limit of his bout with Spence, was not impressed.

"It's so disrespectful," he said. "I feel for Liam Wilson because he doesn't deserve that.

"But I'm glad they didn't accept the fight... It shows, sometimes these [American fighters] are like a brat."

It is the second consecutive fight that Fulton has failed to make the agreed weight.

Tszyu and Spence both weighed 159lbs for their middleweight showdown.