Arthur pulls out of Hrulev bout
Arthur relinquished his European belt to concentrate on a world titleSuper-featherweight Alex Arthur has withdrawn from his WBO Intercontinental title bout against Alexander Hrulev on 10 March because of an arm injury.
The 28-year-old Scot damaged his elbow during training and will not return to full training for at least six weeks.
Arthur said: "The searing pain was like nothing I had ever experienced before and I immediately knew something was seriously wrong.
"I'm absolutely gutted because this was the start of a busy year for me."
The former European, Commonwealth and British champion, who relinquished his European belt in November to concentrate on becoming a world champion, had already beaten Russians Nikolai Eremeev, Alexey Slyauchin, Dmitry Gorodetsky and Boris Sinitsin in his career.
The pain was too much and I could only use one arm
Alex Arthur
And Arthur was hoping to extend his 24-1 record in Liverpool in the hope that his promoter, Frank Warren, could secure him a shot at the world title at some point in 2007.
He added: "I did try to keep my hopes alive of fighting on the show by going running with a sling but the pain was still too much and I could only use one arm so I was really just kidding myself.
"The treatment is going well and I have every faith in my physio getting me back to full fitness and back on track for my world title campaign."
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Arthur pulls out of Hrulev bout
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