Dubois Withdraws From Parker Fight Due To Infection

 Breaking:

Daniel Dubois withdraws from Joseph Parker fight due to viral infection.

Saturday’s IBF heavyweight title fight between Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker is off, Acetvboxing.com has learned.

A source close to the situation informed reporters this evening that a viral infection is the cause of Dubois’ withdrawal, which unfortunately comes just days after Floyd Schofield withdrew from his scheduled fight against Shakur Stevenson on the same card.

In terms of replacement opponents, The Ring, which is the magazine owned by Turki Alalshikh, mentioned on social media the names Lawrence Okolie, David Adeleye and Mourad Aliev as potential contenders to fill in for Dubois. It is not yet known whether one of these heavyweights has been offered the fight, only that they are being "considered". 

 More to follow on this development. 

By Samuel Opoku Amoah