Floyd Mayweather's opponent pulls out just hours after announcement of American's UK debut
Floyd Mayweather will have to look for a new opponent for his UK boxing debut next month.
Floyd Mayweather's exhibition boxing bout with Muay Thai star Liam Harrison has been cancelled just six hours after it was officially announced. In a lengthy statement posted to his social media, Harrison explained that he was unable to go ahead with the bout due to an ongoing knee injury.
The pair were set to box each other at the O2 Arena, London on February 25 in Mayweather's first outing across the pond. However, Harrison has come out and confirmed that he won't be able to fight next month.
Taking to Facebook, he wrote: "Many of you will have seen the announcement this morning about my fight against Floyd Mayweather. Devastatingly, my knee just won’t allow it. Discussions about the fight started a few days ago with the Mayweather team and I honestly thought I would be ok in a boxing fight, even with needing surgery on my knee.
Mayweather will now have to go in search of a new opponent for his blockbuster British showdown. Since retiring from professional boxing in 2017, TBE has continued competing in a series of exhibition bouts across the globe against YouTubers, kickboxing stars and everything in between.
Last time out he boxed KSI's brother Deji Olatunji over in Dubai in a fight which bagged him a reported fee in the region of £20million. Not looking to slow down any time soon, the 45-year-old is hoping to stay active in 2023 starting with his fight on British shores.