Tommy Fury has claimed a contract mix-up has caused his fight with Paul Bamba to be cancelled, though the Love Island star has revealed he will still be fighting on the Floyd Mayweather undercard.
The 23-year-old was set to face off against Bamba on Sunday night in Dubai on the undercard of Mayweather vs Deji, with Fury - brother of heavyweight star Tyson - having not fought since April.
Fury's bout against the American was contracted at light-heavyweight, with the latter successfully weighing in at 174.6lb. However, the Brit missed weight by nearly 7lb as he stepped on the scale at 181.4lb.
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Fury has since taken to social media to announce that he has got a new opponent for Sunday night, claiming that he had made the weight agreed in his contract.
"One contract was given to Paul Bamba, and one was given to myself. The weight in my contract, I made yesterday. So as far as I'm concerned, I've done my job," said Fury.
"I made weight. Paul Bamba does not want to fight, he never did. I'm here in Dubai, I've got a new opponent and I'm ready to go."
Fury's opponent has since been confirmed as Cameroonian Rolly Lambert (15-1-1), who is the WBC and WBC Asia champion at cruiserweight.
Bamba was frustrated with Fury, admitting that he had expected the 22-year-old to come in 2lb over the light-heavyweight limit. He confirmed that the fight had been cancelled, having previously insisted that he would pull out of the fight if he was not guaranteed better terms
"You don't make weight. It sucks. You are about seven pounds overweight and I want the world to know. Everyone is going to find out," said Bamba
Speaking to Fred Talks Fighting, he added: "The situation at hand as we know it is Global Titans has cancelled my event due to the lack of being able to come to a mutual and amicable agreement. I wasn't given what I wanted, they've been telling people they offered me a bunch of things. Ultimately, when I get home and there are a lot less laws to worry about, I will be a lot more vocal about this."
"At the end of the day, there were two separate contracts for the weight which is not fair. I don't know whose fault that is and I'm not placing blame on anybody, but it's not right. I made weight, I did what I needed to do and I was willing to make a negotiation if things were done the right way. I gave them a timeframe but they didn't meet my timeframe."
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