Luis Concepcion has failed to make weight for his WBA super-flyweight title defence against Britain’s Kal Yafai and has been stripped of the belt.
The Panamanian was 2.7 pounds over the 115-pound limit at Friday’s weigh-in.
Yafai, who came in at 117.7 pounds, has still opted to fight Concepcion and will be champion if he wins.
Yafai said: “This is all about me, not him. I am 100 per cent confident I will become a world champion.”
If Concepcion wins, the title will remain vacant.
The bout will…