 Arthur relinquished his European belt to concentrate on a world title |
Super-featherweight Alex Arthur has withdrawn from his WBO Intercontinental title bout against Alexander Hrulev on 10 March because of an arm injury. The 28-year-old Scot damaged his elbow during training and will not return to full training for at least six weeks.
Arthur said: "The searing pain was like nothing I had ever experienced before and I immediately knew something was seriously wrong.
"I'm absolutely gutted because this was the start of a busy year for me."
The former European, Commonwealth and British champion, who relinquished his European belt in November to concentrate on becoming a world champion, had already beaten Russians Nikolai Eremeev, Alexey Slyauchin, Dmitry Gorodetsky and Boris Sinitsin in his career.
 | The pain was too much and I could only use one arm |
And Arthur was hoping to extend his 24-1 record in Liverpool in the hope that his promoter, Frank Warren, could secure him a shot at the world title at some point in 2007.
He added: "I did try to keep my hopes alive of fighting on the show by going running with a sling but the pain was still too much and I could only use one arm so I was really just kidding myself.
"The treatment is going well and I have every faith in my physio getting me back to full fitness and back on track for my world title campaign."
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