The bout was set to take place on April 30
Martyn Ford has confirmed that his upcoming fight against the ‘Iranian Hulk’ has been postponed, but has vowed to still make his boxing debut.
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Ford, dubbed by many as the ‘World’s Scariest Man’, was set to face-off against the Iranian Hulk – real name Sajad Gharibi – on April 30 at the O2 Arena in London. However, the bout has now been cancelled.
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The news was announced on social media
The 39-year-old, who is 6ft 9in and 130kg, announced the news on social media, saying: “This is a statement I didn’t want to have to release but unfortunately my fight is going to be postponed. The event is still on, it’s just my fight.
“The event will still go ahead and there are some great people and fights on. Unfortunately mine won’t be one of them, for reasons out of my control. It doesn’t take a genius to figure them all out.
“I don’t want to go down the route of talking about it; too much time and energy has been wasted.
“I’m still training hard, there will be a debut. there will be a fight, I’m just not 100 per cent sure who, when or why, but it will happen.”
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