Mofo2 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Cefn Forest’s former light heavyweight world championNathan Cleverly (26-1) has withdrawn from his cruiserweight debut against dangerous Congolese southpaw Ilunga Makabu (15-1) with a reported injury. The bout was supposed to feature on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin’s middleweight title defence fight against Ghanaian Osumanu Adama on February 1st in Monte Carlo, Monaco. "He has sustained a minor injury and will not be fighting in Monte Carlo on February 1st and we are about to re-schedule a fight for him," said Clev’s promoter Frank Warren. Rodney Berman, who runs African promotional outfit Golden Gloves, accused Warren of ‘shooting his bolt’. Berman said: “I knew he’d pull out. He’s not a true champion, I always felt that. Whatever excuse Cleverly is making, I know he hasn’t been injured. He pulled out because he realised he had no chance against Makabu. Everyone said that when the fight was signed and it obviously dawned on him.

“I always suspected he was molly-coddled. Frank Warren clearly shot his bolt by doing the deal and now has to accommodate his fighter wanting out.â€Berman’s latest ‘tweet’ states: “Have arranged a much sterner test for Makabu. Details TBC, but sure to give him a far better fight than Cleverly ever could.†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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