Ben Whittaker's rematch with Liam Cameron on Easter Sunday will now take place over 10 rounds after Queensberry inked an agreement with promotional rival BOXXER just days ahead of the showdown.
Build-up to this weekend's fight has been marred by controversy surrounding the length of the bout, with BOXXER owning up to an error in the initial contract which was signed by Cameron and his promoters.
As a consequence of that, the Queensberry fighter signed a deal for the fight to take place over 12 three minute rounds whilst Whittaker's terms stipulated 10 three minute rounds.
Frank Warren even raised questions as to whether the fight would take place yesterday after an impasse in talks, however, Ring Magazine have now confirmed that a deal has been reached and ratified by the British Boxing Board of Control.
A statement on their official website reads:
The Ring has learned that pen was to put to paper on a fresh deal late on Wednesday evening, with Cameron agreeing to box over 10 rounds.
"The 34-year-old is already in line to earn three times more than his previous biggest purse and it understood that he received additional significant compensation when agreeing to reduce the length of the fight.
"The funds were placed in escrow by the relevant parties on Wednesday and ratified by the British Boxing Board of Control on Thursday meaning the fight can now finally go ahead without any problems."
Queensberry's head of boxing Lee Eaton also provided a positive update, posting the following message on X (formerly Twitter):
"Update - Team @liamcameron21 has come to an agreement with @boxxer/@benjshalom to make the fight with Ben Whittaker a 10 round fight, we are very happy with the new terms agreed & look forward to the fight on Sunday."
Attentions can now finally turn towards the remaining few days of fight week, with public workouts set to take place on Thursday ahead of the final press conference on Friday.
The two fighters will then tip the scales ahead of their hugely-anticipated light-heavyweight clash on Saturday evening.
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