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According to the BBBofC, they met yesterday in regards to the fight:

An Emergency Committee of the British Boxing Board of Control met today to consider an application from Promoter Barry Hearn to extend the date of the above contest from the 18th March 2005 at The Kelvin Hall, Glasgow as won at purse offer, to the 9th April 2005 at the same venue.

In the absence of the agreement of all parties concerned (Promoter/both Boxers) the Board were unable to change the terms of the binding agreement of the purse offer. In these circumstances the Stewards immediately put out the contest again on short terms available to all Promoters. Purse offer to be opened by the President at the Board’s offices in Cardiff on Friday, 4th March 2005 at 12.00.midday.

The contest must take place by Saturday, 16th April 2005.

The Board has applied to the European Boxing Union for an extension to the deadline for the latest date by which Alex Arthur (subject to not losing against Docherty) must challenge for the European Title against Boris Sinitsin of Russia, the Champion, and is reliably informed that this application will be granted, having also secured the agreement of Sinitsin for this extension.

S.J. BLOCK
General Secretary

I'm not sure if this is old news, I apologize if it is.

Just as long as the fight bloody well happens nothing else matters :P

Hope the promoters don't mess this one up. I'm looking forward to this fight.

Me too - am co-incidentally in Edinburgh on 9 April, will be great if fight is on at the same time

Stolen from Eastside:
04.03.05 - Lone Ranger Barry Hearn and his sidekick Tommy 'Tonto' Gilmour saw their purse bid to stage the all-Scottish clash between top super-featherweight gunslingers Alex Arthur and Craig Docherty shot down by allegedly as offers were opened at the British Boxing Board of Control offices at high-noon today. Fresh purse bids were called after Hearn, who won the original bid, could not stage the fight by 18 March as per the contract and attempted to vary it without consulting any of the interested parties by putting the fight back to 9 April..

Upon hearing this news, a Warren posse rode into Cardiff to ensure the board headed the Desperadoes off at the pass and called for new purse offers!

At todays showdown at the O.K Coral, Sports Network out-gunned Hearns' Matchroom organisation by £15,000 to secure the right to stage the British and Commonwealth Super-Featherweight clash to be titled 'FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE!' at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh on Friday 8 April.

Glasgow's Docherty will now head East into Arthur's backyard to defend his Commonwealth crown and challenge for the Vacant British title in front of a sell-out partisan crowd and the watching Sky Sports viewers as they are treated to the biggest clash north of the border since KenBuchanan's epic scrap with Jim Watt over 30 years ago.

Arthur said, "Docherty had better remember that I'm the Sheriff in Edinburgh and he's coming into my town now!"

He added, "I am so happy that Frank won the purse bids and that the fight is going ahead in Edinburgh in front of my home fans,"

"They will now get the chance to see me regain the British title and add Docherty's Commonwealth belt to my collection,"

"Now matter where the fight was going to take place the result would still be the same - Docherty will get knocked clean out,"

Warren said, "This is fantastic fight that is sure to sell-out and I am delighted to deliver the fight for Alex in Edinburgh and I have every confidence that he will beat Docherty. One things for sure, the fight will definitely be going ahead on April 8!"

One of the outcomes of uncle frankie being unhappy about the way tommy gilmour and barry hearns handled the original winning the purse bid has resulted in a financial bonus for the boxers.

Both Arthur and Docherty will receive 21 and a quarter per cent each of the fee paid by TV (sky presumably). On top of that rather than be stipulated a set amount for their respective purses the winner of the bout will receive £42,000 and the loser £28,000.

Dochertys manager, Tommy Gilmour is apparently happy with the deal and bearing no malice about having to give up hometown advantage to Arthur stating that as Craigs manager his job is to maximise his fighters earnings, and as such his own.

As Frankies winning bid this time round was 30 grand more than his original losing bid one can only presume both boxers are on greater purses than first time round.