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LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 21: Tommy Fury celebrates victory during the Light-Heavyweight fight between Tommy Fury and Przemslaw Binienda at Copper Box Arena on December 21, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by James Chance/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 21: Tommy Fury celebrates victory during the Light-Heavyweight fight between Tommy Fury and Przemslaw Binienda at Copper Box Arena on December 21, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by James Chance/Getty Images)
Former Love Island star turned boxer Tommy Fury was set to face former Navy seal Paul Bamba on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs Deji. However, the match was scrapped after Fury failed to make weight by over 6 pounds at the weigh-ins.
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Fury weighed in at 181.4 pounds, over six pounds beyond the light heavyweight limit of 175 pounds. Ultimately, Bamba chose not to accept the fight with Fury under these circumstances, leaving promoter Global Titans to scramble to find a replacement.
Moreover, this event has now had another fight getting scrapped after it was announced that Harley Benn vs Faizan Anwar would not be taking place.
Harley Benn vs Faizan Anwar is now also off the Floyd Mayweather vs Deji undercard tonight.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 13, 2022
Rolly Lambert will now face Fury in an exhibition bout, Lambert will now face Fury in a six-round exhibition bout with 2-minute rounds. Meanwhile, for the Benn vs Anwar fight, there has been no update as the event gets plagued with more controversy.
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Moreover, the fans were not shy to sound off at the mismanagement, as they reacted to this announcement.
Fans react to another fight being scrapped off Floyd Mayweather vs Deji Undercard
One fan claimed that the event was ‘disgraceful’. He also added that this mismanagement could have been avoided if it was promoted under Frank Warren.
Disgraceful. If this was Frank warrens card everything would be in order.
— Frankwarrenlover (@truecreator126) November 13, 2022
One fan stated that Deadzone wanted to charge people extra for the event.
And Deadzone wanted you to pay extra for this 💩🤮
— Matt Bocking (@MattBocking7) November 13, 2022
Another fan claimed that as soon as he knew the event was on PPV, he canceled his subscription.
As soon as I heard this was ppv, I cancelled my subscription!
— Peter (@flatcap1) November 13, 2022
One fan hilariously stated that the organization could hire a circus to manger their event.
Maybe they can call in Circus Olay to fill in the gaps.
— Markus Trezdziack (@m_trezdziack) November 13, 2022
One fan wanted to know what was going on with the state of boxing, which he referred to as a ‘joke’.
What’s going on with boxing at the moment it’s a joke
— Darren lillywhite (@dazzer30) November 13, 2022
Lastly, one fan expressed his dissatisfaction with the organization for constantly canceling fights.
The organisation must be so shit
— Jack Peter (@realjackpeter) November 13, 2022
The fans were certainly not happy with the cancellation of another fight after Fury’s fiasco. Moreover, this has caused many to call into question the legitimacy of these influencer boxing events. Although Mayweather’s drawing power is undeniable, fans have often called out the events for being mismanaged.
What did you think about another fight being called off in this event? Let us know in the comments.
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