The World Boxing Federation heavyweight title fight between reigning champion Francois Botha and former four-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield will not take place on January 16th, as the financial backers have failed to live up to the advance payment to both camps within the agreed deadline.
Promoter Eddie Bazira is hoping to finalize things in the coming week, and if everything falls into place the fight will instead take place on a postponed date, most likely February 20, at the same venue: The Nelson Mandela Memorial Stadium in Kampala, Uganda.
The teams of both Botha and Holyfield have agreed to hang on a little while longer, as both camps really want this fight to happen. But obviously things must fall into place soon in order for February 20 to be possible.
