"We're writing to let you know that WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at Meadowbank Sport Edinburgh on 03/05/2008 has been cancelled, and won't be rescheduled."
There you have it, straight from the reliable source that is SeeTickets.com
Guzman gets Visa!
WBO junior lightweight champion Joan Guzman (28-0, 17 KOs) has now obtained a visa that will allow him to travel to Scotland to defend his title against interim champion and Scotland-native Alex Arthur. "This was the last hurdle that we needed to clear before we could make our title defense," Guzman said. "Now we're just waiting on the new date." The fight was scheduled for Saturday, May 3 at Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland, but due after Guzman's visa issues delayed his possible arrival for a few days, the fight will now have a new date. "All we need now is for allegedly (promoter) of Sports Network to give us the new, rescheduled date," said Sean Gibbons, matchmaker for Sycuan Ringside Promotions, the company that promotes Guzman. "Guzman cleared up his visa issues and is now ready to go to Scotland to successfully defend his WBO junior lightweight belt." allegedly won the rights to this championship fight in a WBO purse bid.
Once again I'll say it's schoolboy on the part of Guzman's team (or maybe the HO) to cause the delay of the fight when they've had months to sort it out.
Why should the fight have to be rescheduled? Guzman's team messed up the visa application, so he should just arrive a few days later than he had wanted.
