Now Or Never - Frankie Gavin v Bethuel Ushona

This match has been rescheduled to 24th March. Original tickets will remain valid for the new date or please contact point of purchase for refunds.

A statement from the venue reads:
Frankie Gavin's IBO Welterweight World title fight with Bethuel Ushona has been pushed back a month after the Birmingham pugilist suffers an ankle injury in training.

The fight against the Namibian for the vacant title, which was due to be staged at the Genting Arena in Birmingham on Friday February 23rd, will now be rescheduled to Saturday March 24th.

Tickets will be honoured from the original date and the undercard - which included two other IBO title fights - is expected to be relatively unaffected.

Today Gavin's trainer Dean Edwards admitted the injury - sustained during the fighter's recent training camp in Ireland - had been a setback but insisted it was merely a minor one and that Frankie would be fighting fit for the new date in just a few weeks' time.

Edwards said: 'Frankie has sprained the ligaments in his left ankle and been advised by medics to cease training for the next seven to ten days.Obviously so close to the fight this is a real set back but he should be resuming light training again in a week or so and will be itching to get out and win that title on March 24.'