The scheduled bout between Evgeny Ignatiev and Kantemir Shibzukhov has been scrapped from today's Fight Nights card due to a hand injury sustained by Ignatiev. The fight was set to take place on April 24 but will now be rescheduled for May 23. No further details about the severity of Ignatiev's injury have been provided. The postponement was announced just hours before the event was set to begin.
A last-minute hand injury has forced the postponement of the scheduled Fight Nights bout between Evgeny Ignatiev and Kantemir Shibzukhov, with the matchup pulled from the April 24 card just hours before the event was due to get underway.
No details on the severity of Ignatiev's injury have been disclosed, though the timing of the announcement left little opportunity for the promotion to find a replacement. The fight has been rescheduled and is expected to take place on May 23.
The late scratching denied fans a contest that had been built into the Fight Nights card, and both fighters will now face an extended wait before they can compete. Ignatiev is listed as the injured party, though no further medical information has been made public regarding the nature of the hand injury or the expected recovery timeline.
Why it matters
- The postponement disrupts both fighters' training camps and competitive momentum heading into the rescheduled date.
- Fight Nights will need to adjust its April 24 card following the late withdrawal, potentially affecting the event's overall lineup.
- Fans and both camps will now look to May 23 as the new target date for the contest to finally take place.
