March 26, 2009 by Edgar Gonzalez
Steven Luevano who was scheduled to defend his WBO featherweight title against Bernabe Concepcion as the co-main event for the highly anticipated “Battle of the East and West” headlined by Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao versus Britian’s Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas on May 2, had to withdraw from the proposed bout.
Inside sources have revealed to MyBoxingFans that the fight has been canceled due to the fact that Luevano from La Puente, CA failed an eye exam during his mandatory physical exam. Luevano, a 27 year old southpaw who won the title with an 11th round knockout of Britian’s undefeated Nikcy Cook on July 14, 07, was held to a draw in a title defense against Mario Santiago last June. In his last fight, he successfully defended his crown against Australia’s Billy Dib with a fairly comfortable twelve round decision.
Luevano (36-1-1 15KO’s) is known for his speed and his boxing abilities, no word if this will effect his professional career. Stay tuned as more information comes in.
Wow another setback for Luevano. He is a very talented young fighter can't wait to see him get the exposure he deserves.
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