TOMMY FURY will fight Cameroonian Rolly Lambert in place of Paul Bamba.
Fury’s bout with Bamba, set for the undercard of Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition with YouTuber Deji, was scrapped amid a weight issue.
Instead, he remains on the card and SunSport understands 15-1-1 Lambert, a career cruiserweight, has been lined up to fill in.
Lambert, 33, most recently won in October, beating Thai veteran Chaloemporn Sawatsuk, 34, on points.
Bamba, 33 was left fuming a day before the fight after he scaled within the 175lb light-heavyweight limit, while Fury came in at 181.4lb.
And the American ruled himself out after no compromise was met between the opposing camps.
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Fury claimed he DID make the contracted weight in his agreement, which differed to Bamba’s.
And with just a matter of hours to go, he confirmed he will still fight.
Fury, 23, said: “I just want to come on here and clear a few things up. One contract was given to Paul Bamba, and one contract was given to myself.
“The weight in my contract, I made yesterday so as far as I’m concerned, I’ve done my job. I made weight.
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“Paul Bamba does not want to fight, he never did. I’m here in Dubai, I’ve got a new opponent and I’m ready to go.”
Bamba is the current WBC and WBA Asia champion, with 12 knockouts to his name from 17 fights.
It is over double Fury’s 8-0 record and marks his biggest step up in competition.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
