BRITISH light-heavyweight champion Lewis Edmondson has pulled out of Saturday’s bout against Ezra Taylor after a” hip injury” following the pair’s heated face-off.
Edmondson, 29, reportedly suffered the blow during the final stages of training, leaving Queensberry Promotions scrambling to find a replacement opponent for 31-year-old Taylor.
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British champion Edmondson pulled out of Saturday’s clash after an apparent hip injury
Ezra Taylor, seen here landing on Troy Jones in May, is looking for a new opponent for SaturdayCredit: Getty
The British title clash was set as chief support to the Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley heavyweight headliner at London‘s O2 Arena.
Edmondson 11-1 (3 KOs) and unbeaten Taylor 12-0 (8 KOs) have been involved in a heated rivalry in the build-up to their clash.
The two had an intense face-off that saw their rivalry hit boiling point with Edmondson threatening to: “Keep punching your head in for 12 rounds.”
To which Taylor retorted: “Until you gas out in five seconds.”
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The pair exchanged in a brutal 20-minute face-off shared by Frank Warren‘s Queensberry Promotions that saw the pair insult each other until a mediator told them to “save it for 25th October”.
British champion Edmondson was set to defend his Lonsdale belt against Nottingham-born Taylor this Saturday after he dethroned Dan Azeez a year ago.
Since the victory, Edmondson has gone one-on-one against Oluwatosin Kejawa, which he won by unanimous decision.
He fought Daniel Lapin, on the undercard for the Oleksandr Usyk – Daniel Dubois rematch in July, which he lost by majority decision, ending his undefeated record.
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Fans were eager to see the British clash but have been left disappointed after the cancellation.
They took to X to share their reactions with one user saying: “Good job I’m boycotting.”
A second user said: “That’s ruined my week tbf was looking forward to that.”
It’s not known whether Queensberry will find a replacement or if Taylor will be off the card.
Losing Edmondson-Taylor is a loss to the event but fans can expect to see Danny Quartermaine vs Royston Barney-Smith, Juergen Uldedaj vs Rolly Lambert Fogoum and Mitchell Smith vs Arnie Dawson on the card.
