{"id":385226,"date":"2011-04-21T02:23:26","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T02:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/21\/agbeko-out-of-bantamweight-tourney-finale-ap\/"},"modified":"2011-04-21T02:23:26","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T02:23:26","slug":"agbeko-out-of-bantamweight-tourney-finale-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/21\/agbeko-out-of-bantamweight-tourney-finale-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"Agbeko out of bantamweight tourney finale (AP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"47\">\n<p>LOS ANGELES (AP)\u2014Joseph Agbeko has been forced out of his bantamweight title bout against Abner Mares after collapsing with an apparent pinched nerve in his back.<\/p>\n<p>Agbeko (28-2, 22 KOs) is the IBF bantamweight champion. He was slated to fight Mares on Saturday night in downtown Los Angeles in the final of a four-man bantamweight tournament backed by premium cable network Showtime.<\/p>\n<p>The Bronx-based Agbeko collapsed shortly after arriving on the West Coast on Monday night, Showtime spokesman Chris DeBlasio said. After a trip to the emergency room, Agbeko was diagnosed with sciatica\u2014a pinched nerve in the back and legs.<\/p>\n<p>Showtime hasn\u2019t decided what will happen to its card at the Nokia Theatre. Vic Darchinyan is slated to meet Yonnhy Perez in the other tournament bout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See the article here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/us.rd.yahoo.com\/sports\/rss\/box\/SIG=123p1vpre\/*http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/box\/news?slug=ap-bantamweighttournament\" title=\"Agbeko out of bantamweight tourney finale (AP)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agbeko out of bantamweight tourney finale (AP)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> LOS ANGELES (AP)\u2014Joseph Agbeko has been forced out of his bantamweight title bout against Abner Mares after collapsing with an apparent pinched nerve in his back. 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