Later in the year, Katsidis was scheduled to fight then-undefeated Darleys Pérez on 10 August at the Morongo Casino, but later withdrew on 25 July due to a knee injury. At one point during October, Katsidis was in the running for a high-profile welterweight bout against then-returning British star Ricky Hatton, but Hatton instead chose Vyacheslav Senchenko as his opponent.
In the latter part of the year, Katsidis was scheduled to fight Darleys Pérez on 10 August at the Morongo Casino but later withdrew due to a knee injury. At some point in October, Katsidis had an opportunity for a high-profile welterweight bout against Ricky Hatton, who instead chose Vyacheslav Senchenko.