American boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jnr has called off his planned visit to Ghana, organisers have confirmed to Starrfmonline.com.
According to the organisers of the tour, Upscale Entertainment, the “hospitality tour” has been postponed until “further notice”.
The undefeated boxer was expected to touch down in Ghana from June 15-16 after a trip to Nigeria as part of his “Undefeated Tour” of Africa.
An official of Upscale Entertainment Ronny confirmed the news to Starrfmonline.com and they later took to Twitter to announce the latest development:
The #UndisputedTour @FloydMayweather has been postponed till further notice @GLICOLife @uniBankGhana @GlinkSavings @TheRealBolaRay @Joy997FM
— upscaleentgh (@upscaleentgh) June 12, 2017
She said Upscale Entertainment will issue an official statement with details surrounding the postponement. The trip was meant to be part of the celebrated boxer’s corporate social responsibility towards the people of African descent with a health initiative tagged: “Boxing meningitis away from Africa”.