After British boxer Amir Khan's original July 12 opponent, Neeraj Goyat, was forced to pull out due to injuries sustained in a car accident, a replacement fighter was selected to face Khan in Saudi Arabia for the World Boxing Council's pearl championship. Australia's Billy Dib received the nod and was set to meet "King Khan" in the ring two weeks from now.
A day after the WBC announced Khan's new dance partner, the sanctioning body revealed that Khan-Dib would no longer be swapping leather for the inaugural pearl championship. Instead, they'll face off for the vacant international WBC welterweight title.