Zach Parker’s hopes of preventing Demetrius Andrade seem like over in the meanwhile.
The WBO primary super-middleweight contender had been because of field the two-weight world champion on Might 21 for the Interim title, however the bout was postponed when Andrade suffered a shoulder injury in training.
The information crushed Parker’s desires of preventing open air at Pleasure Park, residence of his beloved Derby County Soccer Membership, disappointing a reported 17,000 followers who had already purchased tickets.
As we speak, the WBO introduced that that they had terminated the sanction approval granted for the Interim title which they described as ‘serving one of the best pursuits within the super-middleweight division’.
Yesterday, in a letter to Queensbury Promotions President Frank Warren, Parker’s promoter, the governing physique acknowledged that Andrade can be out for 4 months.
The doc reveals that Andrade’s crew, in compliance with the WBO’s order, submitted medical documentation on Might 6 and seven summarising the fighter’s situation and suggested {that a} interval of 4 months was wanted for rehabilitation. Frank Warren, nevertheless, not too long ago revealed that his crew had not obtained any medical paperwork confirming the harm.
Andrade, who nonetheless holds the WBO middleweight title, was shifting up in weight to pursue a path that he hoped would result in a struggle towards super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. A four-month layoff will preserve ‘Boo Boo’ out till September, which was when the Mexican had been because of face Gennadiy Golovkin for a 3rd time. That scenario was affected when Dmitry Bivol eliminated Alvarez’ hopes of turning into a two-weight light-heavyweight champion on Might 7 with a unanimous points victory.
The WBO’s ruling might be an enormous disappointment to the unbeaten Parker (22-0,16 KOs). A victory towards Andrade would have propelled the 27-year-old’s profession to new heights.
Ought to Parker’s crew now search for an acceptable opponent from the present WBO quantity ten then they’ll see that the quantity two and three contenders, David Benavidez and David Lemieux, are preventing each other subsequent weekend. At quantity 4 is the Dmitry Salita promoted Aslambek Idigov (21-0, 7 KOs). Nicknamed ‘Hulk’ the 25-year-old Russian is the WBO European title holder. A struggle towards Parker would see their aggressive types collide and create a probable entertaining conflict.
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