The IBF Super Middleweight Elimination bout between #2 contender Jesse Brinkley (35-5, 22 KOs) and #4 rated Sakio Bika (28-3-2, 19 KOs) will not take place on May 28th in Quebec. InterBox received a letter from the IBF early Tuesday morning stating that Brinkley was not able to train for the last few weeks due to what seems to be a bad flu, and has only been cleared recently by his doctor to commence training.

by James Slater - Two former "Contender" T.V stars are set to clash in a big, IBF super-middleweight title fight eliminator on May 28th, reports Dan Rafael over at ESPN.com, as Sakio Bika and Jesse Brinkley will meet in Quebec, Canada. The winner of the 12-rounder will earn a shot at Lucian Bute, the undefeated warrior many people see as the world's best at 168-pounds. The Bika-Brinkley clash will be the co-feature to Librado Andrade(the last man to have faced Bute) against veteran Eric Lucas. The card will go out live on ESPN2..
 

After two unsuccessful world title challenges against the world’s best Super Middleweight champions, Joe Calzaghe (IBF/WBO Champion) and Markus Beyer (WBC Champion) Sakio Bika has been rocketed to world boxing stardom by his involvement and sensational win in the reality TV show “the Contender”.  This production is seen in 50 countries around the world to a weekly audience in the tens of millions and Sakio’s stellar performance has endeared him to Contender fans world wide. With world sports and entertainment media now following Sakio intensely and the might of the Contender promotional machine behind him Sakio is certain to remain at the top of world boxing with several high profile fights leading to a world title within the next 12 months.