Luckless Australian boxer Liam Wilson has been dealt one other merciless blow, along with his scheduled world title eliminator in opposition to Stephen Fulton cancelled after the American did not make weight.
In farcical scenes, Fulton hit the scales at virtually 63.5kg on Saturday, virtually 4.5kg greater than the two-division world champion was initially imagined to battle Wilson at in Sydney.
Fulton and Wilson had been imagined to sq. off on the super-featherweight of 59kg earlier than officers on Friday raised the burden to 60.3kg for the function bout on the blockbuster Tim Tszyu-Errol Spence Jr card.
Wilson had fortunately agreed to the late change, saying he was determined to earn one other world title shot with a victory over the previous unified super-bantamweight world champion and ex-WBC featherweight belt holder.
However now the American’s staff is being accused of by no means actually aspiring to battle on Sunday.
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“This appears like a stitch-up,” Wilson’s supervisor and Tszyu’s ex-agent Glenn Jennings mentioned.
“If you’re critical and also you signal a contract at 133 [pounds], there’s an expectation that you’ll ship.
“It’s not solely unacceptable, it’s a blight on the game. That is unprofessional, there’s nowhere to go for this bloke now.”
Undefeated Olympian Paulo Aokuso will transfer to the primary card, taking over Luis Tejeda from the Dominican Republic in a light-heavyweight bout.
Wilson’s battle is the second co-main occasion to be cancelled this week after Fulton’s fellow American Jermall Charlo was denied a visa to face rising Australian Koen Mazoudier.
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