Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic card undergoes major short-notice reshuffle as mysterious withdrawal quietly announced

MOSES ITAUMA’s latest undercard has undergone a major reshuffle just days before fight night. The slick southpaw will throw down with Filip Hrgovic for the vacant IBF heavyweight title at The O2 Arena on Saturday night live on DAZN. Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic will vie for the vacant IBF heavyweight title on Saturday night Credit: GETTY Itauma’s latest undercard has undergone a major short-notice change Credit: GETTY But chaos has struck the card ahead of Saturday’s trading of heavy leather. Boxing fans noticed that Queensberry Promotions quietly revealed on Instagram on Wednesday that the cruiserweight clash between Aloys Youmbi Jr and Mike Perez had fallen through in their carousel post of pre-fight posters. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! One of the posters revealed that Youmbi Jr will now be fighting Sherif Musah. It prompted several questions from the account’s followers, one of whom wrote: “What happened to Mike Perez? “I thought he was fighting Aloys Jr?” No official reason for Perez’s withdrawal was given by Queensberry. But the Cuban took to Instagram to reveal that a cut above his right eyebrow was the cause of his withdrawal. Along a series of photos of his injury, a devastated Perez wrote: “Fight off for now. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic - all the info Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic face off for the IBF heavyweight world title “What a disasteer and disappointment, but the grind continues. “Hopefully we can make it soon.” Aloys Youmbi Jr was set to take on Mike Perez on the Itauma vs Franklin undercard Credit: QUEENSBERRY PROMOTIONS Youmbi Jr will now face short-notice replacement Sherif Musah Credit: QUEENSBERRY PROMOTIONS Youmbi Jr, who trains with main-eventer Itauma, also took to Instagram to reflect on his change of opponent. He wrote: “New opponent, same mentality.” Comment now