Coldwell Boxing: This Friday's show in Bolton cancelled.

Coldwell Boxing regret to inform that this Friday's (February 24) show at Bolton De Vere White Hotel has had to be postponed due to the withdrawal of main event boxer Giuseppe Lauri. The former European title challenger contacted promoter David Coldwell late last night claiming he was unable to box Manchester's David Barnes because of a heavy flu


The event will now be moved back two weeks and take place on Sunday, March 11 at the same venue


"Everybody involved with the show is absolutely devastated by the news," said Coldwell


"We were all looking forward to another successful promotion and keen to watch a fascinating main event. Unfortunately, injuries and illnesses happen in boxing and there is very little anybody can do about it.


We decided to postpone the show rather than go ahead with an alternative main event for a number of reasons. Firstly, there simply wasn't enough time to find a suitable opponent, either at home or abroad and, secondly, we are looking to maintain a certain standard of quality at Coldwell Boxing and I refuse to scrap together a makeshift main event for fans who have spent hard-earned money to buy tickets for my shows.


Although the show had no television backing, we're not going to cheat fans out of the main event they all paid to see. I'd rather wait two weeks and go about things the right way."

Coldwell Boxing would also like to stress that tickets already purchased for the February 24 show will be valid for the new date of March 11. If you have purchased a ticket for the original date, but are now unable to make the rearranged date, refunds will be available at point of sale.