WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr’s crew tells Dan Rafael that their cost, slated to satisfy Derrieck Cuevas on November eighth, is completed for the yr after injuring his left hand.
The bout is now focused for “early 2025.”
Norman (26-0, 20 KO) rocketed into the welterweight elite by smoking Giovani Santillan in Might, incomes an interim title that later turned the actual factor after Terence Crawford moved to 154 full-time. The victory additionally earned him a possible date with Jaron “Boots” Ennis, however Norman turned down a career-high payday to satisfy unheralded Puerto Rican Cuevas (27-1-1, 19 KO).
Shedding this matchup is not any nice tragedy, although it does go away Prime Rank in want of a brand new co-feature for that Friday. Abdullah Mason and Troy Isley are in that night’s lineup, however each their opponents go away lots to be desired. A minimum of the primary occasion continues to be a banger.
