Alvarez out of Macca fight-fails medical!!!!

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Sky Sports article:

Enzo Maccarinelli has been left without an opponent for his bid to reclaim the WBO Cruiserweight title after last minute stand-in Francisco Alvarez failed a medical.

The Puerto Rican stepped in after original opponent Johnathan Banks suffered an ankle injury in training, but failed to make the weight by just a quarter of a pound.

Alvarez was given two hours to shed the excess but then failed a medical owing to a high blood pressure reading. Promoter Frank Warren is still hoping to secure an opponent for Maccarinelli, although the title will not now be up for grabs.

The Welshman had replaced Nicky Cook as the Judgement Night bill-topper after Stephen Foster Jnr had to withdraw from challenging the WBO super-featherweight champion after a bout of 'flu.
It now leaves Amir Khan heading the night of domestic action on his return to the ring, although he also struggled to make the weight - having to discard his underwear to make the lightweight limit.
After Irishman Oisin ***an had weighed in at 9st 8.5lbs, Khan was slightly over the limit so, with a towel covering his modesty, had to weigh-in naked, coming in bang on the 9st 9lbs limit this time around.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,12040_4592872,0.html

BBC article:

Enzo Maccarinelli's bid to reclaim the WBO cruiserweight title on Saturday is off after opponent Francisco Alvarez failed the pre-fight medical.

Alvarez, 31, stepped in at two days' notice after Johnathon Banks withdrew with an ankle injury.
But the Puerto Rican needed two goes to make the 200lb weight limit before high blood pressure ruled him out.

A replacement opponent is being sought, but Maccarinelli will not fight for the belt.
The Swansea fighter is desperate to regain the WBO cruiserweight crown he lost to David Haye in March.

The Londoner vacated the belt to move up to the heavyweight division and it was announced early last month that Maccarinelli would fight again for the WBO title.

Banks pulled out after injuring himself during a training session and it looked as if controversial Herbie Hide would fill the void left by the American.

But with a fight between Maccarinelli and Hide seemingly agreed, the Englishman withdrew at the last minute, leaving world-ranked number 15 Alvarez to step in.

"I was happy when I heard it was Herbie Hide because he's the only man I really can't stand in boxing," said Maccarinelli.

"He's been saying a lot of things about me so it would have been nice to shut his mouth up. But he didn't want it."

Banks was number one contender in the WBO list while Maccarinelli is third in the WBO rankings and veteran Hide fourth.

Frank Warren's matchmaker, Dean Powell, said that having agreed terms with Hide, the Norwich fighter had changed his mind at the last minute.

"Herbie Hide agreed to the fight, and he agreed in a separate call with (British Boxing Board of Control Secretary) Robert Smith," explained Powell.

"He told Robert Smith that he was going to fight and was going to have a check weigh-in, but he never went to the check weigh-in on Wednesday."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7761231.stm

 

Yeah, this is bad for Enzo and I've got nothing against him. It's Warren who's the ***** and deserves this ****.