SAIKOULUSH announced on the night of 17 May the cancellation of its upcoming event, “SAIKOULUSH vol.5/6,” which was scheduled to take place next week in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The promotion, spearheaded by Koki Kameda, was originally slated for April before being postponed to 23 and 24 May due to partial card restructuring.
亀田興毅氏の手掛ける5月のSAIKOULUSHキルギス興行が中止に
Following this unusual announcement, the entire card has been cancelled, including the WBA interim super-flyweight title bout between David Jimenez and Ayumu Sano, the WBA interim featherweight title bout between Luis Nunez and Kyonosuke Kameda, and the WBA flyweight eliminator between Hasanboy Dusmatov and Joel Contreras.
According to the organisers, “Due to recent rapid shifts in the economic climate and a higher-than-anticipated surge in local promotional and staging costs, it has become extremely difficult to maintain the initial business plan.” Despite exploring financing options to salvage the event, they stated, “We concluded that further progression would compromise our ability to ensure proper purse payments to the fighters and guarantee a safe, high-quality event for the fans, leading us to this bitter decision.”
The event director offered an apology, stating, “We deeply apologise for failing to meet the expectations of the fans and the fighters who entrusted us with their dreams,” adding that they intend to promptly address all affected parties. The statement further noted, “Our risk assessment and financial planning for a large-scale overseas event were naive,” and concluded, “We will fundamentally restructure our management system. Given the extreme gravity of our responsibility in this matter, we will announce necessary disciplinary actions as soon as they are finalised.”
