As Sky Sports prepares to televise its first all-female boxing card at London’s O2 Arena, promoter Ben Shalom tells Roy Kelly: “We’re having talks about it now, it’s really out of our hands.”
The historic women’s BOXING card at London’s O2 on Saturday could be on the line amid concerns about the Queen’s health.
Should the worst come to pass in the coming days, the country will face a period of national mourning, putting sporting events like the Claressa Shields-Savannah Marshall middleweight world championship showdown in jeopardy.
Reports have said the Queen is “under medical supervision” at Balmoral, her home in Scotland, where her family now gathers around her.
The promoter of Saturday’s event, Ben Shalom, says it is very much up in the air.
“This is an unprecedented situation,” the CEO of BOXXER told Boxing News. “In this country, the Queen is a very important and well-loved figure. I’m sure she will have ramifications in law enforcement and events across the country.
“We’re having conversations about it now, it’s really out of our hands. There are bigger things in life than sports, boxing or business and this is one of them. All the fighters are ready, they are the ones who would hurt the most.
“They have trained very hard for this and are ready to go. Let’s cross our fingers that it happens and we have a fight.”
Marshall and Shields are scheduled to clash in London on Saturday, super featherweights Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner collide on the undercard and there are appearances from Olympians Lauren Price, Karriss Artingstall and Caroline Dubois.
