Abril injures ankle; title bout with Linares postponed

WBA Lightweight champion Richar Abril injured his right ankle and that forced the postponement of his November 10 title defense with Jorge Linares in Tokyo according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“[Abril] is definitely out,” said Akemi Irie of Teiken Boxing, Linares’ co-promoter, told ESPN.com. . “We are trying to work out a 10-round [nontitle] fight for Linares.