Overview
- WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames pulled out before Friday's weigh-ins due to illness, canceling Saturday's scheduled defense against Austin "Ammo" Williams.
- Lance Pugmire reported that Adames was hospitalized for dehydration.
- Promoters are attempting to keep Williams on the Madison Square Garden card, though no replacement opponent has been announced.
- The bout had been slated as the final main-card fight on The Ring 6 event headlined by Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson.
- Rescheduling remains unclear because Adames is overdue for a WBC mandatory against Meiirim Nursultanov, according to Bad Left Hook.