Joseph Parker's WBO heavyweight title fight against Hughie Fury has been called off after the Englishman pulled out claiming injury under two weeks out from the event in Auckland.
Parker was due to fight Fury in a mandatory defence of his WBO world heavyweight title on May 6.
World Boxing Organisation (WBO) president Paco Valcarel said in a tweet today the fight was now off and the problem lies within the Fury camp.
Joseph Parker has been through an extensive training camp and arrived in New Zealand on yesterday ready to step into the ring next week.
Parker's promoters, Duco Events, fired a shot at the Fury camp for pulling out at such late notice.
A decision is yet to be made about whether Parker will still fight on May 6 but finding an opponent willing to step up on two weeks' notice seems unlikely.
Source: Stuff.co
