Willibaldo Garcia – Kenshiro Teraji fight cancelled. Mexican hospitalized

The IBF world title fight in the junior bantamweight division between Mexico’s Willibaldo Garcia (23-6-2, 13 KOs) and Japan’s Kenshiro Teraji (25-2, 16 KOs), which was scheduled for 27 December, has been called off, The Ring reports.

According to the report, Garcia fell ill and was hospitalized after the weigh-in ceremony.

Turki Alalshikh, head of the General Entertainment Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is now searching for an urgent replacement for the Mexican. Among the options are Sudan’s Murtda Ziemalabden (1-0, 1 KO) and Algeria’s Moussa Mouhoub (3-0, 1 KO).