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Lightweight world titleholder Terry Flanagan's third defense, against South Africa's Mzonke Fana, has been rescheduled for July 16 at the Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff, Wales, promoter Frank Warren announced Thursday. Flanagan and Fana were scheduled to fight July 9 at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, in the co-feature of the rematch between heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former champion Wladimir Klitschko. But when Fury suffered a sprained ankle last week, the fight was postponed and the rest of the card called off.  Flanagan, who is from Manchester, will move out of his hometown for the bout. The fight will take place on a card that includes Miami-based Cuban defector Guillermo Rigondeaux defending his junior featherweight world title against England's James "Jazza" Dickens, and Wales' Liam Williams defending his British and Commonwealth titles against England's Gary Corcoran. The 26-year-old Flanagan (30-0, 12 KOs) claimed a vacant 135-pound world title in July 2015 by second-round stoppage of Jose Zepeda, who could not continue after dislocating his left shoulder, and has defended it by impressive second-round knockout of American Diego Magdaleno in October and unanimous decision against countryman Derry Mathews on March 12. Fana (38-9, 16 KOs) is a former two-time junior lightweight world titleholder but well past his best days. He is 42 years old and just 7-5 in his last 12 fights since 2012.
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