ZSOLT ERDEI SUFFERS
BROKEN RIBS IN TRAINING
FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM SEPT 29TH
HBO BOXING AFTER DARK TRIPLE-HEADER
New York, NY (9/5/2012) - Former two-division world champion Zsolt Erdei has been forced to withdraw from his much-anticipated Septemember 29th light
heavyweight matchup against Isaac Chilemba at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods
after suffering two broken ribs in training. The bout was scheduled to
open up the HBO "Boxing After Dark" telecast, which is being headlined
by top-rated super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez (21-0, 14KO's)
defending his USBA championship against undefeated prospect Jason
Escalera (13-0-1, 12KO's).
"I can't express enough how
disappointed I am," said Erdei. "I wanted this fight so badly. To be
honest I was so upset when this happened that I thought I would retire,
but after speaking with my family and friends I have decided that I will
be back. Fighting is my life and I am going to be coming back soon as
possible."
Erdei was in great shape
preparing for Chilemba and was getting ready to travel to the U.S. to
finish up his training camp when he suffered the injury during
sparring. Erdei was hit with a body shot in an awkward spot causing the
ribs to break. X-rays of the break can be seen below:
An announcement on the third televised fight will be made soon.
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