Walsh fight called off due to Tosta injury
Lancaster’s mixed martial arts star was due to face Luiz Tosta on the BAMMA and Bellator co-promotion at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, on December 16.
But the Brazilian has been forced to pull out through injury with promoters unable to find a late replacement.
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Hide AdWalsh had been hoping to end 2016 on a high after losing his BAMMA Bantamweight title when he was knocked out by French rising star Tom Duquesnoy in Birmingham in May, ending a four-fight winning streak.
Now he will have to wait until the new year.
In a statement on Facebook he said: “I am devastated.
“Not only did I train very hard and put everything into this fight I also left my family again to travel to Thailand for it.
“I was very eager to fight and have a good performance after losing my belt earlier this year.
“A good win here right before the new year would have been perfect but it’s not going to happen.
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Hide Ad“I know a lot of people have booked flights and hotels and I am forever grateful for the support. All I can do is apologise.
“I am still travelling over to Dublin to speak to the promoters about future fights.”