According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, the WBO Featherwight title clash between champion Steven Luevano and Barnabe Concepcion scheduled for the May 2nd Manny Pacquiao – Ricky Hatton undercard has been postponed due to an injury to Luevano.
Luevano’s manager Cameron Dunkin told espn.com Luevano began to experience pain in his torso while training several days ago.
“He’s a tough guy and he was trying to continue and to work through it, but he couldn’t continue,” Dunkin said.
Dunkin said the exact nature of the problem has not yet been diagnosed but that Luevano was seeing a doctor later Tuesday for an exam and diagnosis.
Top Rank will replace the bout on the televised portion of the card it is co-promoting with Golden Boy. It may turn to junior lightweight titleholder Humberto Soto (47-7-2, 30 KOs), who blew away Antonio Davis in the fourth round to retain his title in his first defense last Saturday night on Top Rank’s “Tijuana Thunder” pay-per-view undercard.