http://www.aus-boxing.com/news/?p=374 Middleweight, Garth Wood has been forced to pull out of his August 31 bout with Johannes Mwetupunga on the Geale vs Albert undercard in Tasmania. The pair was supposed to be fighting for the IBF Asia-Pacific Title as well as for the Australian Title but after Garth suffered a cut during the week in sparring he was forced to pull out. More information to come.
It was for vacant IBF Pan Pacific middleweight & win or lose Australian middleweight title would've been declared vacant, leaving it open for Omar Shaick vs. ??? OZ middle ratings as of Aug 2 Middleweight (72.57kgs limit) Champion: Johannes Mwetupunga – VIC Garth Wood – NSW Omar Shaick – QLD Robbie Bryant – WA * Jarrod Fletcher – QLD Dwight Ritchie – VIC Leroy Brown – NSW Steve Moxon – NSW Kurt Barham – NSW Ben Costello – VIC Jeremy Allan – WA Nathan Carroll – QLD
A pity for Wood. It was an opportunity that's now gone begging. Regardless of what else he does or doesn't do in his career, he'll always be remembered as the Aussie nobody who humiliated Anthony Mundine.
How the **** is Wood rated No.2 Middleweight in Aust?:huh OK.....He beat Mundine....But currently...that is hardly a great reccomendation
