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title: "Eddie Hearn Reveals Fight Cancellation Due To Betting Irregularities"
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published: "2024-06-23T06:17:10Z"
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# Eddie Hearn Reveals Fight Cancellation Due To Betting Irregularities

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed the shocking news that saw him forced to cancel a fight due to irregular betting patterns that were discovered surrounding the contest.

Hearn promoted an event in Birmingham on Saturday which saw a fight pulled at the last moment, with Aqib Fiaz’s clash against Kane Baker cancelled [and the following statement released by Matchroom Boxing.](https://x.com/MatchroomBoxing/status/1804541431245152354?t=kNcDA2dDfh7H5237nGsw1w&s=19)

*“Due to unforseen circumstances Aqib Fiaz vs. Kane Baker 2 is off. Before The Bell now begins at 4:45pm with the first fight at 5:15pm. The live DAZN broadcast begins at 7pm as originally planned.”*

[Hearn has now revealed to Boxing Social](https://boxing-social.com/) the shocking reason behind the cancellation, after irregular betting was flagged and then investigated by his team.

*“There isn’t any point in trying to keep it under wraps in all honesty. I was made aware of some irregular betting activity around the fight. Once I got the information I investigated it. I did that myself, I did that with my team, I did that with the gambling commission and I made the decision to pull the fight.*

*“When I did that I spoke to the British Boxing Board of Control, I told them everything I had done and said I’m going to pull the fight. They agreed with me and now it will be over to them to carry out their own investigation.*

*“In 15 years I’ve never dealt with a situation like this. Pre-fight, two weeks out, 16 weeks before, never ever, it was a new one for me. It’s very disappointing. The truth will come out, but all the information that I was given at the time made me feel extremely uncomfortable and resulted in me pulling the fight.”*

Fiaz has also released a statement surrounding the matter, confirming that he had no involvement in the situation.

*“Tonight’s fight was cancelled due to a situation I was unaware of and had no involvement in. There is an ongoing investigation and I have been advised to make no comments at this time.”*

Fiaz and Baker had originally met back in 2020, with Fiaz earning a points victory. More news on the shocking revelation regarding the betting irregularities is expected in the coming days.

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