Brian Magee

Brian Magee is now preparing to fight for the vacant WBA super-middleweight title against as yet to be confirmed opponent after Karoly Balzsay pulled out of the contest and was forced to relinquish the crown.

The German-based Hungarian sustained a back injury some months ago and is unable to honour is mandatory defence against the Belfast southpaw.

Manager Pat Magee is now searching for a new opponent and the bout is likely to take place in either October or November.

"The situation is that Balzsay had had to withdraw due to a long standing injury but Brian remains the number one contender," he said.

"As we won the purse bids the situation is still in our hands and we must find an opponent for Brian that meets with the approval of the WBA so we can fight for the vacant title."

06/08/2012 17:33:14