This past weekend, WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders should have been facing Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in the United States.
The contest was never finalized, and the date was called off, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
There was talk of having Canelo-Saunders take place in July, but that won't be possible. There are current travel restrictions in place, which would prevent Saunders from entering the United States.
Besides the travel issues, Canelo is planning to fight in September - if that scenario will even be possible - and his target return, combined with the possibility of having no fans at ringside, could delay Canelo's return even further.
Saunders may not get a crack at Canelo at all, at least not in 2020. Canelo and his handlers are focused on landing a trilogy with Gennady Golovkin.
"I'm dealing with it and it is what it is," Saunders told The Telegraph.
"I just hope the country can get back to normal and I hope everyone stays safe. The fights will come later in the year, but I'm staying in contact with my management MTK Global and I'm just trying to go on as many runs as possible and stay as fit and ready as I can.
"They’re keeping me informed. I know Eddie has to get a lot of dates together for fighters. I’ll let it go on through my management and they’ll get back to me. Less of a headache. Instead of fighting for the biggest prize in boxing in Canelo Alvarez, I sat down, chilling, playing cards on the farm. I dealt with it when it happened. It’s one of them, it’s completely out of control. Just got to get on with it, all you can do.”
Saunders has been inactive since November, when he secured a tougher than expected win over Marcelo Esteban Coceres in Los Angeles.