Yes, for the THIRD time now, he's had a fight canceled on him. He was supposed to take a tune-up fight on the Mosley/Berto card, but we all know what happened there.

The first time it happened is when he was supposed to fight Kassim Ouma as a co-feature fight, when a week before the fight, JMM pulled out of his fight due to his hand injury. Then of course, he got screwed over by Pavlik last spring.

I feel so bad for the guy, he hasn't fought for 16 months, by no fault of his own.

As fans, we forget what theses guys put themselves through to get ready for a fight, and don't think about what they go through when the rug gets pulled out from under them.

Sergio let me share this email I got from him just after the fight was canceled, and I asked him if it was okay to post it, because I thought it was something that people should understand. So I posted it on his website, but I'll post it here as well.

This is what Sergio wrote to me.......



Hey Diane, sorry to have to say the entire card is scratched. I am so demoralized and frustrated with this recent cancellation that I haven't even absorbed it yet. I received a call from Cameron Dunkin informing me of the cancellation and it was confirmed by Golden Boy not long after. I was in shock! I didn't want to accept it and I refused to believe that this would happen to me AGAIN! This has happen to me so many times in my career that I should know how to manage the frustration by now; but to honest with you, I don't. People will never truly understand what it feels like for a fighter to commit himself physically, mentally and spiritually in preparation for the potential punishment of a fight. I have, will always take my camps 100% serious. I put my body through months of misery and torture to assure that victory will be worth the pain. The beginning of camp is always the worst. Especially after being off so long. The bumps and bruises and all the soreness that comes with the initial shock of taking your body to the max. The blood, the sweat, the stress, the weight loss, the running, the lifting the countless sparring, the sacrifice all for nothing. I can now say "all for nothing" because Golden Boy has informed me that there is no dates available until March! Which means Im looking at about a 16 month lay off before I get back to action!

I can honestly say that the life of a fighter (most fighters) is just that, a fucking fight. A nonstop fight with life's battles and destined misfortunes. Not to mention the struggles with managers, promoters, critics, the media and so on... But even a fighter has a limit. Even a fighter has a breaking point. And what happen in Haiti was Andre Berto's breaking point. Do I agree with his decision to cancel? No! Personally, something like that would have inspired me even more... But do I respect his decision? Absolutely! We all have to respect his decision. A lot of people have their theories of why Berto pulled out, but in the end, it does not matter and their thoughts are irrelevant. I don't care to speculate either. All I am concerned with is the future and wonder what will happen next? I have no idea. But one thing is damn certain, I will keep fighting...