Sanchez is dealing with inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee, sources tell The Ring. The pair were due to clash at MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas.

The Cuban won’t be able to train for several weeks and the fight will be rescheduled, with May the target.

The heavyweight title eliminator was set to be the chief support bout to Sebastian Fundora-Keith Thurman, a PBC on Prime Video PPV.

Sanchez (25-1, 18 KOs) fought Agit Kabayel on an injured right knee in May 2024. He entered the fight with a brace on the knee and then suffered a more serious injury in the fight. He was dominated en route to a seventh-round TKO loss, the damage dealt by Kabayel’s body attack.

Sanchez, 33, has competed once since, a third-round TKO win in February 2025 against an 18-24 journeyman. 

Torrez (14-0, 12 KOs) is an Olympic silver medalist. At 26, Torrez is the only American who is currently Ring-rated at heavyweight (No. 9).

Torrez’s best win came in April 2025, a unanimous decision victory over Guido Vianello.