Shakan Pitters will get new opponent after Dos Santos withdraws

Daniel Blenda Dos Santos withdraws, however Shakan Pitters relieved to be given a brand new opponent

Former British champion Shakan Pitters was rocked by the information that his opponent Daniel Blenda Dos Santos failed his mind scan yesterday and was due to this fact refused permission to combat on Friday night time.

Pitters, 35, was because of face the champion Dos Santos for his EBU European light-heavyweight title on February 7 as the primary occasion on a GBM present in Sheffield.

“As a result of critical medical circumstances Daniel Blenda Dos Santos shouldn’t be authorised to combat till additional discover,” an EBU assertion learn.

Birminham boxer, Pitters, has been out the ring for over 16 months because of disputes and failed negotiations with promoters as a free agent, and it appeared this hiatus was going to be prolonged even additional, till one other opponent was luckily discovered – Lee Ingelrest (12-0-1, 4KO).

Pitters will face the unbeaten Belgian in a non-title contest, dwell on DAZN. Stand-in opponent, Ingelrest, didn’t meet the EBU’s weight necessities to contest the now-vacant title.

Ranked twenty sixth within the WBC world rankings, Pitters reacted to the last-minute drama, “I heard the information myself this morning, clearly disenchanted that we will’t combat for the EBU Shakan Pitters will get new opponent after Dos Santos withdraws, however I don’t know why it was left so late although as a result of I might have cracked on and moved ahead.