The fickle world of professional women’s boxing was exposed once again yesterday after it emerged that Teresa Perozzi’s world title fight next month will not be going ahead.

Trinidadian promoter Boxu Potts told this newspaper in January he was confident he would be able to line up a prestigious World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight title fight for Perozzi against old rival Scroller Carrington, also from Trinidad, on March 24 at either the National Sports Centre or Number One Shed.

But a frustrated Perozzi revealed yesterday that she’d been told the fight — which Potts said could be televised throughout the Caribbean — was now off because of problems with funding.

“I’ve been told that the funding Boxu was hoping to receive from the Trinidad government did not become available as expected and so the fight won’t be happening,” said the North American Boxing Council world champion.

“I’ve emailed Boxu several times but as yet have not had a reply, but I’ve been told by others that they’re looking at trying to move it to either April or May.

“We’ll have to wait and see what happens on that one — but I’m not holding my breath.”

After almost four years fighting professionally, Perozzi has become accustomed to the often turbulent and disorganised nature of women’s boxing.

With far less females making a living from the sport than men, securing regular fights has been an enormous challenge for her, as well as trying to establish which promoters she can rely on and trust.

“The reality is that there are a limited number of girls out there and it has become a little frustrating trying to nail down regular fights,” she said.

“Fights can often fall through for any number of reasons or at the same time, I could get a call tomorrow asking me to go and fight somewhere in the world.

“It makes the training a little tricky, not knowing exactly when you’re going to be fighting next, but I try and keep myself motivated and as fit as I possibly can so I can be ready to go with only a few weeks notice.

“But this latest news is frustrating because I’m just itching to get back in the ring. I really am ready to go, but right now I haven’t got that many options.”

One additional option she does have, however, is a potential clash with Swedish middleweight Asa Sandell, who fought and lost to Laila Ali last year.

Promoters in Sweden have set a provisional date of May 19 for that fight, though once again Perozzi is not getting her hopes up until a contract arrives for her to sign.

In the meantime, she will continue to spar at the Police Gym and with the San Shou martial artists at Forty Rego’s facility in Warwick, waiting patiently for the right opportunity to come along.

“I’ll just have to keep doing what I’m doing,” she said.

“It’s disappointing that the fight’s not going ahead but things are so unpredictable I just don’t know what is going to happen.”