Fedor Chudinov pulls out of Frank Buglioni bout due to broken nose
Monday 13 July 2015 19:50, UK
Fedor Chudinov has pulled out of his WBA super-middleweight title defence against Frank Buglioni because of a broken nose.
The 27-year-old Russian had been due to clash with the Londoner at Wembley Arena on July 24 but has been forced to postpone because of the injury.
Buglioni (16-1-1-KO12) confirmed via social media that he would announce a replacement opponent but threw doubt on the validity of Chudinov's reason for withdrawing.
Buglioni said: "Devastated Chudinov has pulled out. I'm not convinced with the broken nose story. Perhaps he's had a premonition. I WILL get him.
"I will still be headlining on the 24th at Wembley Arena for a title. God help my opponent. #TeamWiseGuy worked too hard to not fight!"
Buglioni's only career defeat came last year when he was stopped in six by Sergey Khomitsky while the unbeaten Chudinov (13-0-0-KO10) was last seen when beating Felix Sturm to the vacant title via split decision in May.
