Brandon Vera will no longer face Chi Lewis Parry for the vacant ONE Championship heavyweight belt.
Days before Friday’s event in Manila, ONE Championship CEO Victor Cui announced that Parry was removed from the fight after failing to submit his medical results and drug tests for the bout.
"After multiple requests made by ONE officials directly to Chi Lewis Parry and his manager over the last few weeks, Chi has failed to submit his medical results and his drug tests for the fight this Friday," Cui posted on his Facebook page. "Additionally, he decided not to board the plane departing from London to Manila.