Dereck Chisora has withdrawn from his European heavyweight title showdown with Tyson Fury in Manchester after fracturing his hand during a sparring session.
Chisora was set to meet Fury to contest the European belt and the vacant British title on Saturday but his injury means the fight has had to be rescheduled, with a new date to be announced shortly.
"I can't tell you how disappointed I am to have to pull out of the fight against Fury, but it is on the advice of my specialist that I have to do this," Chisora said in a statement.
"I'm sorry for the fans who will get to miss this great fight between me and Tyson this Saturday, but once my hand is healed and I'm given the all-clear to train and punch again, I'll be working on the new date for the fight.
Chisora was keen to avenge his defeat to Fury on a unanimous points decision three years ago.
"I was in fantastic shape and had a great training camp, probably the best so far in my career, and was looking forward to getting revenge on Fury, but that will have to wait," he said.
"I'm sorry to have to pull out on Fury, as I know that he had been training hard and it was going to be a great fight between two top athletes and I hope we can get it on again soon."
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