The Ring has learned that this weekend’s fight between British light heavyweight champion, Lewis Edmondson (11-1, 3 KOs) and Ezra Taylor (12-0, 8 KOs) has been cancelled.

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It is believed that Edmondson suffered a hip injury during the final stages of training, leaving Queensberry currently searching for a replacement opponent for 31-year-old Taylor.

The grudge match had been due to provide the chief support to the heavyweight clash between New Zealand's WBO interim champion Joseph Parker (36-3, 24 KOs) and his WBA counterpart, Ipswich's Fabio Wardley (19-0-1, 18 KOs).

DAZN will broadcast the event exclusively from London's O2 Arena on Saturday night.

Edmondson and Taylor have spent the past few months embroiled in a heated rivalry