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Hurt Hide will not face Holden

Former world heavyweight champion Herbie Hide has pulled out of his non-title fight with Michael Holden in Norwich on Friday after damaging his ankle in sparring at his Las Vegas training base.

Hide's promoter Mick Hennessy said: "It is a slight recurrence of an old injury to his Achilles tendon.

He went to see a doctor immediately but as a precaution he will not fight Holden."

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