Fickett Injured, EliteXC Title Fight to be Rescheduled
By: Chad Edward Posted On: May 2, 2008 at 10:24amEliteXC has announced the cancellation of their 14 June welterweight title fight between Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked welterweight Jake Shields (20-4-1) and Drew Fickett (33-5).
Fickett injured his knee while training for the fight.
The fight was originally scheduled for 29 March in San Jose; but, Shields bailed on that date with an injured back.
Fickett remained on the card and tapped “The Korean Icepick” Jae Suk Lim (9-4) in a guillotine choke in 1:14.
The Shields/Fickett match-up is likely to be rescheduled to 26 July’s CBS broadcast event.
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