According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, WBC Lightweight champion Jorge Linares suffered a fractured right hand and is fight with Djean Zlaticanin is off.

“I was told by people on my side of the table this fight wouldn’t happen when we made the deal and now it’s not happening,” said Zlaticanin promoter Lou DiBella. “The whole way everything went down makes me skeptical. But we hope to fight Linares and the proof will be in the pudding. When he is ready to come back will he fight us? We’ll see. If he doesn’t, there you go. This is very disappointing.

“Linares wants the fight,” said Golden Boy Promotions Eric Gomez of Linares. “He was fine with the fight. In fact, he kept calling us and asking us ‘When’s the fight?’ We kept leaning on Lou for the date and he kept saying he was working it out with Showtime. Linares was anxious for the fight.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, WBC Lightweight champion Jorge Linares will defend his title against Dejean Zlaticanin.

The fight will be broadcast on Showtime.

“It was a good offer, a fair offer,” Zlatcanin’s promoter Lou DiBella told ESPN.com. “I didn’t nickel-and-dime them. Showtime is glad to have the fight. It’s going to be a firefight. It’s an excellent fight. Linares is all action and a skilled fighter, and Zlaticanin is a beast. I’d be very surprised if this one went the distance.”

“Stephen [Espinoza, who runs Showtime Sports] loves the fight and has wanted it since I first contacted him about it,” DiBella said. “Showtime is committed to doing the fight and now we’ll work out the details of when and where and what kind of card the fight will be on.”