The WBC announced that the WBC middleweight championship fight between Carlos Adames and Austin Williams, scheduled for this Saturday, January 31st at Madison Square Garden in New York City has been cancelled due to an illness affecting the champion, Adames. The bout was set to be Adames' second title defense. Two fights fell out today, the day of the weigh-in, leading to questions as to whether the weight cut was the source of the "illness." Earlier in the day, it was announced that Domincan welterweight Rohan Polanco fell ill late and has withdrawn from a significant bout against Christian Gomez that was the co-feature on Top Rank's Puerto Rico show.