Frankie Gavin Pulls Out of Another Fight, Leaves Junior Witter Hanging

by Scott Christ on Dec 2, 2011 10:47 AM EST in Boxing News Analysis

Frankie Gavin should be considered out of boxing until he's really ready to return. (Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images)

British welterweight prospect Frankie Gavin has pulled out of yet another fight, this one scheduled for December 9 against veteran Junior Witter, which was to serve as a British title eliminator. BoxRec News has this from Witter, via Hennessy Sports:

"It’s disappointing that Gavin has pulled out of our fight next week, him being a former amateur star and me being a former world champion it would have been one hell of a fight, but one that I know that I would have won.

"Now I have to wait for a decision from the Board on when I’m going to get my British title shot."

Gavin (11-0, 8 KO) has had some much-publicized personal issues interfering with his career of late, and before that was getting a lot of bad press simply for being a lazy fighter who didn't take his training seriously. Back in October, he raised Warren's temper when he pulled out of a fight that was to headline a Friday show on BoxNation, and then came the reports of his personal life being all out of order.

Either way, it's really time to stop scheduling him for fights until everyone, from Gavin to Warren to Hennessy to anybody else who's close to him, figures he's truly ready to get in the ring. And right now, I don't think it looks like he's got a great desire to be in there anymore.

A lot of things appear to need sorting out right now with Frankie Gavin, including whether or not boxing is a priority at all. In other words, leave the kid alone and let him find out if boxing is in his plans anymore. If it's not, then it's not. That's life. It happens with good and great prospects. Not every investment is a winner, and not every talented boxer pans out.

Gavin vs Witter was going to be held at Hull City Hall. BoxNation and Frank Warren still have a show on December 9 in Liverpool, featuring James DeGale (11-1, 8 KO) in the main event against Spain's Jose Maria Guerrero (29-2-1, 11 KO) in a super middleweight bout for a regional WBO belt (but not DeGale's European title), and 22-year-old middleweight prospect Billy Joe Saunders (11-0, 7 KO) will face Portuguese veteran Vitor Sa (26-6, 5 KO) in a 10-round bout.

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On the money

Let him be and, if he wants to come back, then let him

by Sweet science on Dec 2, 2011 12:01 PM EST reply actions

& tbh

Witter Gavin had the potential to be a proper snoozefest

by Sweet science on Dec 2, 2011 12:02 PM EST reply actions

Yep, that fight sounds all sorts of ugly.

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by Oli Goldstein on Dec 2, 2011 12:26 PM EST up reply actions

Are you certain this fight was scheduled? I only ask because i had heard nothing of it and Frank Warrren said after the last pull out that he wouldn’t let Gavin fight until he was “100% ready”.
I know it’s from Boxrec and i’m not being funny but all in can imagine is that Gavin had an agreement with Hennessey that didn’t involve Frank, because Frank definitely said only a few weeks ago that he would not be putting him on in the near future.

by Matt Mosley on Dec 2, 2011 1:09 PM EST reply actions

He had a deal with Hennessy, supposedly, but it’s my mistake: It was not scheduled for the Echo Arena show, but for Hull City Hall.

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by Scott Christ on Dec 2, 2011 1:32 PM EST up reply actions

Gavin sounds as if boxing’s the las thing on his mind at the moment. Either that or he needs a good kick up the Gary Glitter. I hope he gets his act together.

by Phill on Dec 2, 2011 1:52 PM EST reply actions