Tremendous middleweight Lester Martinez has withdrawn from his scheduled bout towards Joeshon James resulting from an sickness, as introduced through the ProBox TV telecast.
The 28-year-old Martinez (18-0, 15 KOs), who hails from Guatemala, had efficiently made weight at 167 kilos however was cited as having an sickness across the time of the weigh-in, forcing him to drag out of the battle.
The announcement, made by commentator Jimmy Smith, left the 26-year-old James (9-0-2, 5 KOs) from Sacramento, California, and his staff disenchanted after he got here in at 167.6 kilos and was ready to make his first televised foremost occasion.
“We’re annoyed that we are able to’t compete however want Martinez one of the best in his restoration,” Andres Martinez, James’ coach, informed BoxingScene. “We thought this was going to be the second that modified Joeshon’s life. It was my birthday the day prior. The whole lot lined up, however it simply didn’t occur.”
The battle would have been the third of the yr for Lester Martinez. He had beforehand knocked out Ruben Angulo in two rounds and earned a choice win over Carlos Gongora in June. For James, it will have marked his second battle of 2024, following his February unanimous resolution victory over Vaughn Alexander.
The brand new foremost occasion will characteristic a junior middleweight conflict between Vladimir Hernandez (15-6, 7 KOs), 35, of Stockton, California, and Raul Garcia (13-1-1, 11 KOs), 25, of the Dominican Republic, in a 10-round bout.
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