DEONTAY WILDER is no longer a world heavyweight champion after losing his WBC title to Tyson Fury.
The Bronze Bomber was well beaten by the Gypsy King and saw his corner throw in the towel in the seventh round after continued damage to his ear.
Wilder was rumoured to have suffered a burst eardrum during the fightCredit: Reuters
What is the latest update on Deontay Wilder’s injury?
Reports immediately after the fight suggested that Deontay Wilder had suffered a burst eardrum.
And concern grew for the Bronze Bomber when he was unable to attend his press conference amid rumours he had been taken to hospital.
However, ESPN’s Dan Rafael later tweeted to state that Wilder was not rushed to hospital as he was made to wait in his dressing room to provide a urine sample.
And Wilder’s co-manager Shelly Finkel then said that the Bronze Bomber had sustained a cut to his ear, which was stitched up in his dressing room.
After the fight had finished, Wilder trainer Jay Deas blasted coach Mark Breland for throwing in the towel.
He said: “Mark threw the towel. I didn’t think he should’ve. Deontay’s the kind of guy that’s the go-out-on-his-shield kind of guy.
“He [Wilder] will tell you, straight up, don’t throw the towel in.
In fact, in the dressing room, when Tyson was getting his hand wrapped, in one of the earlier fights on the screen which they show in the locker room, they had a guy that got stopped.
“And we were like, ‘Stop the fight. Stop the fight.’ And right when the ref stopped the fight, the towel came in.
“And Tyson looked at his people and said, ‘Never,’ like that.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
