Willibaldo García falls ill, title fight vs. Kenshiro Teraji off

Willibaldo García’s junior bantamweight title clash against Kenshiro Teraji was cancelled on Friday after García fell ill in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

García (23-6-2, 13 KOs) was set to defend his IBF title on Saturday on the undercard of Naoya Inoue and Alan Picasso’s undisputed junior featherweight bout.

The 36-year-old had made weight and faced off against Teraji (25-2, 16 KOs) for the last time at the ceremonial weigh-in in Riyadh earlier on Friday, before it was confirmed he was not cleared to fight, according to Ring Magazine.

Sean Gibbons, who manages García, told Ring Magazine the fighter had a stomach problem.

“Everything was great,” Gibbons said.

“This morning, Willibaldo made weight fantastic. Then did the second day ceremony, [and] everything was great. I don’t know what he had, but his stomach wasn’t feeling good. So I went to have his stomach checked, and he’s just not feeling great. That’s it.”