Antonina Shevchenko has suffered a knee injury that will prevent her from competing as scheduled on April 30 in a fight against Cortney Casey.
Shevchenko revealed her injury via social media. She said that it wasn’t necessary for surgery and she will be able to recuperate over time.
“Unfortunately we had to reschedule my fight that supposed to be on April 30th,” Shevchenko wrote on Twitter.
“I was training very strong and felt so good! But last week injured my knee during training. My knee is now in good shape .”
thanks to physical therapy.
Unfortunately we had to reschedule my fight that supposed to be on April30th.
I was training very strong and felt so good! But last week injured my knee during training. My knee is now in good shape and no need for surgery. Physical therapy and plenty of time will help. pic.twitter.com/x1EOBfSdy4— Antonina Shevchenko (@AntoninaPantera) April 14, 2022
With Shevchenko not be able to compete on April 30, multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that the matchup against Casey is expected to be rescheduled for the upcoming card on July 9 instead.
The fight serves as Shevchenko’s opportunity to bounce back from two straight losses after falling to Casey O’Neill and Andrea Lee in consecutive fights.
As for Casey, she’s looking to build on a win over Liana Jojua in November 2021, which halted her own two-fight skid at the time.
The card scheduled on July 9 does not yet have a location or a main event booked, while the April 30 card will be headlined by a bantamweight showdown between Rob Font and Marlon “Chito” Vera.
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