As predicted former boxer (probably future boxer now) KJ Noons has been stripped of his EliteXC lightweight title, capping off the ongoing tussle between Noons and EliteXC management.
EliteXC’s Head of Operations Jeremy Lappen made the announcement today which was later confirmed on ProElite.com.
“We are stripping KJ of his championship belt for refusing to defend against Diaz,’’ Lappen said. “It’s a very unfortunate situation but we cannot have belt-holders who refuse to fight the top contenders. We want champions who will fight anyone, anytime, anyplace. That’s the mentality all champions should have.
As we stated in an earlier post, Noons attempted to squash any speculation that he was ducking Diaz by releasing a formal letter stating his reasons for not accepting the Oct. 4 fight. The statement only added fuel to the fire as Diaz released a rebuttal that proved KJ was lying about at least one of his complaints against the organization.
KJ stated in the letter that he would probably start boxing again which at this point will probably be his only option. No one in this sport wants to see a champion that won’t defend his title. If everyone got to pick and choose their battles we would never see any title fights.
In the end, Noons turned down one of the biggest opportunities in his life; to fight on Network television in front of millions of fans. Unfortunately we will most likely never see Noons vs Diaz 2.
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