Tavoris Cloud doesn’t believe Zsolt Erdei ever suffered the hand injury that Erdei said caused him to withdraw from their scheduled Dec. 31 light heavyweight title fight in Anaheim, Calif.
Former lineal light heavyweight champion Zsolt Erdei suffered an injury during sparring and has been forced to withdraw from his New Year’s Eve showdown with unbeaten titlist Tavoris Cloud.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that former two division champion Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18 KOs) suffered a possible training injury to his right hand. Erdei is scheduled to challenge IBF light heavyweight king Tavoris Cloud (23-0, 19 KOs) on December 31st at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.
Fans looking to celebrate the New Year in perhaps the biggest, most significant fight card in the history of Orange County, Calif. - and the first at Anaheim Convention Center in nearly 32 years -- will have the opportunity to reserve their seats beginning this Saturday, Nov. 26, when tickets for a Dec. 31 World Championship Doubleheader go on sale. Tickets for what will be an exciting and memorable event co-promoted by Don King Productions and Goossen Tutor Promotions are priced at $25, $50, $75, $125 (VIP) and $175 (Gold Circle) and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.com and the Anaheim Convention Box Office. The live card begins at 4 p.m. PT with the Ramos-Rigondeaux bout at 6 p.m. and the main event, Cloud-Erdei, immediately after.
NEW YORK – SHOWTIME Sports® will close out a tremendous 2011 with a live New Year’s Eve world championship doubleheader on Saturday, Dec. 31 (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast), featuring International Boxing Federation (IBF) light heavyweight world champion Tavoris Cloud defending his title against Zsolt Erdei and World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight champion Rico Ramos facing WBA interim champion Guillermo Rigondeaux.
BoxingScene.com recently reported that the light heavyweight title fight between IBF champion Tavoris Cloud, and former two division champion Zsolt Erdei, was finalized for December 31st and will be televised by Showtime. The televised co-feature is likely going match WBA super bantamweight champion Rico Ramos against his mandatory challenger Guillermo Rigondeax.
Promoter Lou DiBella has advised BoxingScene.com that a verbal agreement has been reached for a clash between undefeated two division champion Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18KOs) and IBF light heavyweight king Tavoris Cloud (23-0, 19KOs). Contracts have not been signed but the fight is going to take place on December 31st, with Showtime televising. A few locations are being considered to stage the fight. DiBella has not received confirmation regarding the other possible fights on the show.