Campbell-Guzman may be called off

by Scott Christ on Sep 13, 2008 4:12 PM EDT

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Rick Reeno and Keith Terceira of BoxingScene.com are reporting that the Showtime clash between Nate Campbell and Joan Guzman may be called off, as Guzman may have reported to a local hospital in Biloxi, Miss., last night to rehydrate after coming in three and a half pounds overweight at the official weigh-in. If he had tried to dehydrate down, there's a very good chance something could have gone medically wrong.

At this point, this fight seems pretty well snake-bitten to me. Boxing Scene is expecting an official decision to reach them within 2-3 hours, so stay tuned over there. As soon as we hear anything, we'll keep you updated here, too.

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