For young Curmel Moton, it was perhaps the first brush with boxing’s infamous upheavals. Aside from witnessing an upcoming bout being canceled, faced a suspension. Nevertheless, the boxing prodigy decided it was high time he offered an apology. Directed to the New Jersey Athletic Commission and scores of fans, through an Instagram post, he shared that he will be back in the ring soon. The post has since witnessed a range of comments.
The eighteen-year-old who marked his debut last year was scheduled to face Bryan Mercado on ‘Tale of Garcia IV’. Headlined by the fight between Anthony Young and Windry Amadis Martinez, the event promoted by former champion Danny Garcia took place on November 30 at ACX1 Studios in Atlantic City. However, controversy erupted when, during the final weigh-ins, Curmel Moton missed the weights by nearly 15 pounds. For a 133-pound limit bout, he tipped the weighing scale at 148.7 pounds. As a result, the fight against Mercado met with cancellation.
“I want to apologize to the New Jersey Athletic Commission and fans,” read the message on Moton’s Instagram post. He added, “The commission had nothing to do with what happened last week. God willing, I’ll be back in the ring soon.”
