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53-year-old boxing icon Hasim Rahman has comeback fight cancelled days before event

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The return of a long-faded Hasim Rahman is off the cards, at least for now. Rahman, 53, was scheduled to step back between the ropes for the first time in 12 years on August 18 in Rochester, New York. Rahman had launched a comeback with the view of becoming the oldest world heavyweight champion Getty The boxing icon had been booked against 42-year-old Robert Simms (12-7-1), with lofty aspirations to eventually challenge for a world title and break George Foreman’s record as the oldest heavyweight champion. However, the event, including the seven-bout undercard, has been cancelled less than a week before it was due to take place. That is according to boxing insider Dan Rafael, who stopped short of giving an explanation for the collapse. Local news station 13 WHAM ABC reports that ticket refunds have already been issued. Whether the setback deters Rahman from making a comeback altogether is yet to be seen. Rahman has not released a statement at the time of writing, but his comments to es