Why Did Floyd Mayweather's Opponent Pull Out from Their UK Exhibition?

The English welterweight Muay Thai fighter was all set to fight Floyd 'Money' Mayweather in an exhibition bout in London. But what led to Harrison pulling out of the fight? Let's find out.

Kickboxer Liam Harrison was supposed to fight Mayweather in an exhibition bout in London on February 25 but as per the latest reports Harrison has pulled out of the fight.

What?

Harrison pulled out of the exhibition bout against 'Money' just after seven hours of its announcement citing injury.

What is the Issue?

Floyd 'Money' Mayweather was scheduled to face popular eight-time Muay-Thai world champion Liam Harrison in an exhibition bout in London. Harrison released a statement to pull out of the bout citing injury and not having a signed contract, as the reason.

Why Did Harrison Pull
Out?

Harrison released a lengthy statement on Instagram that read, "Many of you will have seen the announcement this morning about my fight against Floyd Mayweather. Devastatingly, my knee just won’t allow it. He further added, "My surgeon is in agreement that this won’t be possible and I am absolutely heart broken."

What Did Harrison Say?

Harrison later went on to reveal another reason for pulling out of the fight, he said, "Furthermore, no contract for this had been received or signed. I’m exclusively contracted to ONE and I had approached them for permission and sign off. Without receipt of the contract and ONE’s review and approval of this, nothing was confirmed."

Harrison later went on to appreciate Mayweather and wished to make the fight happen in the near future. He said, "Floyd is the greatest boxer of all time and I would have wanted to put in a good account of myself, no just for me but for the whole muay thai community. I’m seriously flattered to have even been approached for this fight."

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