Don King shuts down planned Miller vs Hunter fight

One of the astir celebrated promoters successful the past of nonrecreational boxing has erstwhile again shown that helium cannot beryllium taken lightly. Don King, a antheral who precocious turned 94 years old, prevented the long-announced American heavyweight combat from taking place.

A fewer days agone it was announced that Jarrell Miller (22-1-2) and Michael Hunter (24-1-2) volition participate the ringing connected September 11, conscionable 2 days earlier the spectacle betwixt Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford. Many saw that lucifer arsenic a prelude to a large duel betwixt the 2 champions, but the concern became analyzable erstwhile King filed for a restraining order.

Legal entanglements and licensing issues

Namely, King proved that helium owns the promotional rights to Hunter's performances and truthful requested that the combat with Miller beryllium stopped. His plans are antithetic – ​​on October 4, helium wants to signifier a duel betwixt Hunter and Kubrat Pulev for the WBA (Regular) title. He believes that this lucifer would marque much consciousness and bring greater sporting value.

Miller announced via societal media that helium had received authoritative notification that the combat was canceled owed to "unresolved ineligible complications". Soon after, Hunter himself confirmed the aforesaid information.

In addition, different problems appeared. According to accusation published by Boxing Scene, the organizers did not taxable the indispensable documentation to the Nevada Athletic Commission. 

The combat was expected to instrumentality spot successful Las Vegas, but without the support of the authorities it was not imaginable to finalize anything. In addition, the committee has inactive not received the results of Jarrell Miller's doping tests. 

As a reminder, this 35-year-old boxer was antecedently suspended owed to affirmative findings, truthful Nevada present requires wide and cleanable samples 30, 15 and 3 days earlier the fight. Since the lucifer is lone 3 weeks away, determination was nary clip to conscionable each the conditions.

In the end, though this should person been an charismatic lucifer betwixt the American heavyweights, each circumstances led to the cancellation. Miller volition present look for a caller opponent, portion for Hunter, the astir realistic way seems to beryllium a lucifer against Pulev successful the fall.