Iranian Hulk rejected the chance to withdraw from his fight with Martyn Ford four weeks before it was officially cancelled.
The Iranian star - real name Sajad Gharibi - was set to travel to the UK to make his boxing debut against Ford at The O2 arena on April 30. However Ford confirmed that the fight had now been scrapped with a video statement on social media, where he appeared to blame his rival for the fight's collapse.
After the fight was initially rescheduled from the original April 2 date, Ford released a statement on Instagram confirming the rejection: "He has been given the option to back out, but he does not want to back out. He is 100 per cent adamant that he wants this fight. So trust me, there'll be no soft fight, he knows exactly what he's getting into now, and April 30 - it's going to be a night to remember. See you there."
