Paul
Daley’s retirement fight at
Bellator 281 suddenly has a little less marquee value.
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After originally being slated to face ex-welterweight champ
Andrey
Koreshkov, Daley will instead lock horns with Wendell
Giacomo at the May 13 event. The promotion confirmed the change
on Tuesday following an initial report from
Metro News. No reason was given for Koreshkov’s exit.
Bellator 281 takes place at OVO Arena Wembley in London and is
headlined by an interim welterweight title tilt pitting Michael
Page against Logan
Storley. Also confirmed was the postponement of a co-main event
showdown between Douglas
Lima and Jason
Jackson. A date for the rebooking is currently unknown.
Anchored at the Pitbull Brothers camp, Giacomo enters his Bellator
debut with a 9-2 career mark. The man known as “White Walker” last
appeared at LFA 112, where he defeated Uyran
Carlos via unanimous decision this past July. The 27-year-old
Brazilian has finished all but one of his triumphs inside the
distance.
Daley, meanwhile, recently confirmed that Bellator 281
will serve as his farewell bout. The British slugger has won
three of his last four promotional appearances but is coming off a
decision loss to Jackson at Bellator 260.