The North American Boxing Federation announced today that the ten round bout between Melissa Hernandez and Brooke Dierdorff for the vacant NABF featherweight title, scheduled for Friday in Doraville, GA, has been postponed.

Jill Diamond, Chairwoman of the NABF, said in a statement, "The NABF deeply regrets that due to a medical issue with Melissa Hernandez, that the NABF cannot and will not discuss in any public detail, it was necessary to postpone the featherweight title bout to a future date.

 It is, I know, a major disappointment to the many fans of the sport of Women's boxing in and around the Atlanta area who had expressed great interest in the fight and the matchup of two of the most exciting young female fighters in the featherweight division.

 It was also the first NABF featherweight title defense in over a year and a half. Plans have currently commenced to re-stage this marquee bout at the earliest date and location. The NABF looks forward to crowning a featherweight title holder who will prove to be both a worthy and active champion."

The Hernandez/Dierdorff matchup came about when the former champion, Jeri Sitzes, was vacated of the title by the NABF. Sitzes is reportedly scheduled to fight a six round bout with Ada Velez on August 10 in Springfield, MO. "We're happy that Jeri was able to return to the ring so quickly and wish her the best in her future endeavors in the ring," Diamond stated.

 

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