Derry Mathews must now face Venezuelan KO king Ismael Barroso for the Interim WBA World Lightweight Championship on Saturday 18th April at the Echo Arena after the Champion Richar Abril was forced to withdraw again through illness.
Mathews versus Barroso headlines a triple-title card alongside Liam Smith’s challenge for the Vacant WBO Intercontinental Light-Middleweight Championship against David Ezequiel Romero plus the clash for the Vacant British Flyweight Championship between Iain Butcher and Luke Wilton, live and exclusive on BoxNation.
Abril was forced to withdraw from his title defence against Mathews in March after coming down with dengue fever from a mosquito bite, but has been forced to withdraw again as he is still reeling from the after-effects of the virus that has left him unable to train.
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Mathews versus Barroso headlines a triple-title card alongside Liam Smith’s challenge for the Vacant WBO Intercontinental Light-Middleweight Championship against David Ezequiel Romero plus the clash for the Vacant British Flyweight Championship between Iain Butcher and Luke Wilton, live and exclusive on BoxNation.
Abril was forced to withdraw from his title defence against Mathews in March after coming down with dengue fever from a mosquito bite, but has been forced to withdraw again as he is still reeling from the after-effects of the virus that has left him unable to train.
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