In other news, according to boxrec.com, Matthew Macklin (26-2, 18 KOs) will now defend his EBU middleweight against Khoren Gevor (31-4, 16 KOs) on April 16 in Birmingham.
Gevor, an Armenian-born, German-based fighter, is a former European champion himself and shares a win with Macklin over Amin Asikainen.
Gevor has challenged for the world title twice, losing a unanimous decision to Felix Sturm for the WBA title last July and losing to then IBF champion Arthur Abraham by 11th round knockout in August 2007.
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