The_budweiser Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Claiming he is not "mentally ready" to fight, Cuban light heavyweight Yordanis Despaigne has withdrawn from his scheduled rematch against charismatic light heavyweight slugger Edison "Pantera" Miranda (35-6, 30 KOs), scheduled for Friday, February 3, in the Dallas Events Center at the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas. Instead, Miranda will now face South Africa's WBC #6, WBA #13, and WBO #14-rated Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba (18-1-1, 9 KOs) in the 10-round main event of an ESPN Friday Night Fights-televised night of boxing, presented by Warriors Boxing and Sampson Boxing, entitled "Super Brawls". Tickets for "Super Brawls" are priced at $25 and $50 and are available at the Texas Station rewards center or at Stationcasinos.com/concerts. A few VIP seats are available at a price of $100. Please call (954) 985-1155. A controversial call brought a premature end to Despaigne and Miranda's exciting back-and-forth fight last July 29 (also shown live on Friday Night Fights) when Referee Vic Drakulich disqualified Miranda at :45 of the fifth round due to low blows and what many said was some quality acting by Despaigne. "I have said all along he is an actress pretending to be a fighter," said a disgusted Miranda of Despaigne's falling out. "He knew he was going to get knocked out the first time we fought, so he flopped around on the canvas pretending to be hurt. His fear this time around just proves that." While the rematch promised to be an entertaining scrap, the addition of world-rated Chilemba to the card actually steps up the event's significance on the world stage. Tall and rangy with fast hands, 24-year-old Chilemba has held the IBO and African Boxing Union Super Middleweight and the WBC International, African Boxing Union and WBO Africa Light Heavyweight Titles. He made his Friday Night Fights debut last February at the Million Dollar Elm Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he dealt then undefeated Russian Maxim Vlasov his first loss via unanimous 10-round decision. Miranda was last seen scoring a spectacular knockout over then highly rated Kariz Kariuki in December. Read More: http://ringnews24.com//index.php/boxing-news/37751--despaigne-falls-out-chilemba-jumps-in-to-face-miranda-february-3-in-las-vegas.html#ixzz1jMHZ6MWr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Good fight, I fancy the South African to take his chance and announce himself on the world stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Could be a rare occasion where the replacement is better than the original opponent. Great match-up and looks 50/50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I was looking forward to this rematch, but I'm glad they were able to find a top notch replacement in Chilemba!!!!! Well done!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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