Vladimir Nikitin has pulled out of his August 3rd fight with Michael Conlan due to a shoulder injury, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.
“He (Manager Egis Klimis) called us and told us that Nikitin is headed back to Russia for surgery,” said Top Rank Vice-President Carl Moretti said. “We are searching for a new opponent for Conlan.”
“We’re not even going to think about rescheduling the fight right now,” Moretti said. “It’s too severe of an injury. And when he does come back we’d probably have to give him another fight first before he could be ready to fight Conlan. It’s a disappointment.”