Former Bachelor contestant and aspiring boxing star Nazanin Khanjani is reportedly devastated she's had to pull out of her first fight, which had been scheduled to go ahead on Thursday night. Khanjani had been building up to her first boxing fight against Mai FM host Lily Taurau as the undercard for the Joseph Parker vs Solomon Haumono drawcard in Christchurch. Read more: Naz storms out of TV3 interviewThe decision to withdraw was not made by Khanjani, but by the promoter, who made the decision for her. A spokesperson for Duco Events confirmed Khanjani will not step into the ring tomorrow, after doctors confirmed she has an infection and is not fit to fight. She later admitted she hadn't been feeling well and had spent time in hospital leading up to the fight.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 20, 2016 03:22 UTC