According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Zab Judah’s Thursday night bout with Hevinson Herrera has been cancelled after a brawl at the weigh in.
The fight was to take place in Westbury, New York.
“I’ve been doing this for 25 years, and I think I’ve seen everything there is to see until the next show,” promoter Greg Cohen said. “I’ve seen guys fight at a weigh-in, a press conference, but I’ve never seen a main event fall apart because they fought at a weigh-in. It’s insane. Only in boxing can this nonsense happen.”
“They were next to each other in line, and Herrera, who doesn’t speak a word of English, apparently said something to Judah,” Cohen said. “And it ended up with Herrera kind of head-butting Zab, and then Zab punched him. Although most people think he punched him in the chest, Herrera said he got hit in the head, that his head hurts, and the kid said he can’t fight, so the doctor said he can’t fight.”
“But what are the odds that we’ll be able to find somebody who is ready to fight, on weight and is medically cleared by Thursday morning?” Cohen said. “It’s unlikely. There’s going to be disciplinary hearing for both fighters. Commissioner (Tom) Hoover made it very clear they are not taking this lightly. He was not a happy camper.”
Cohen said the rest of the card would go on as scheduled.
