Lightweight hot-shot Sharif “Lion” Bogere, has had his fight with Puerto Rican Jose A Gonzalez called off as his promoters Golden Boy Promotions seek a fight for their fighter.
“I won’t be travelling to San Juan to fight Gonzalez,” Bogere said. “I am just training hard for my next scheduled fight as we look for other opponents.”
Bogere was set to have his first fight outside the United States as he is primed to regain his status in the lightweight division he is on a three fight winning streak and was seeking for his first fight of the year.
The Las Vegas based fighter trains at the Longlife fighter gym in Las Vegas, Nevada with several Hispanic fighters in different weight divisions together with his loyal trainer Kenny Adams.
Bogere is rated 37 by the World Boxing Council in the lightweight division he is ranked number 9 by World Boxing Organisation, but with the WBO lightweight division vacant the Ugandan fighter is poised to land a world title shot this year.
Bogere is 26-1-0(18 KOs).