Boxing

Achilles Tendon Injury Forces Bogere Out of Clash vs. Abril

Ariel Shnerer / November 13, 2012 - 1:07pm

Sharif Bogere has been forced to withdraw from his planned Nov. 24 vacant WBA lightweight title bout against Richard Abril at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, CA.

Bogere suffered a partial tear of the left Achilles tendon and the bout is likely to be rescheduled for a later date.

The Nov. 24 HBO Championship Boxing fight card wil be headlined by Robert Guerrero vs. Andre Berto for the WBC interim welterweight title.

Full press release below:

LOS ANGELES, November 12 - A partial tear of the left Achilles tendon has forced unbeaten lightweight contender Sharif "The Lion" Bogere out of his scheduled November 24 fight against Richard Abril for the vacant WBA Lightweight World Title at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif.

Luckily, there was no evidence of a rupture in the 24-year-old Bogere's tendon and he is expected to be cleared to resume training in approximately four to six weeks. Talks are ongoing with respect to a date on which to reschedule this championship bout.

The HBO World Championship Boxing event, which is headlined by Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero vs. Andre Berto for the WBC Interim Welterweight World Championship, will proceed as scheduled with the junior middleweight clash between Keith Thurman and Carlos Quintana as the co-featured bout.

Guerrero vs. Berto, a 12-round fight for Guerrero's WBC Interim Welterweight World Championship, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona and AT&T. Also featured will be a ten-round junior middleweight fight between rising star Keith Thurman and former World Champion Carlos Quintana. The event will take place November 24 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif. and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Tickets priced at $200, $100, $75, $50 and $25, plus applicable service charges and taxes, are available for purchase by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 736-1420 or AXS (888) 9AXS- TIX (888-929-7849), at the Citizens Business Bank Arena box office or online at www.ticketmaster.com, www.cbbankarena.com or www.axs.com.

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