Oleksandr Usyk was rushed to hospital with a suspected broken jaw after his historic win over Tyson Fury.
The world tuned in to watch the Gypsy King and Ukrainian fight for the undisputed heavyweight crown in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
And it was Usyk who became the new king of the division courtesy of a split decision victory.
But his triumph came at a cost physically as he was unable to attend his post-fight press conference.
Footage emerged of him being carried back into his changing room backstage before it was then announced that he had been taken straight to hospital.
And that he was to receive medical attention for what was believed to be a broken jaw.
The undefeated 37-year-old had managed to confirm afterwards in the ring that he would grant Fury a rematch after the Brit claimed that the war in Ukraine had an impact on the result of their battle in the ring.
Fury said: “I believe I won that fight. He won a few of those rounds but I won the majority.
“What can you do, one of them daft decisions in boxing.
“We’ve all put on a good fight, the best we can do.
His country is at war so people are siding with a country at war but make no mistake, I won that fight in my opinion and I’ll be back. I’ve got a rematch clause.”
Fury added: “I’ve thanked Jesus for all the victories that he has given me, I’ve had a split decision loss to a good little man, and I thank him again.
“In the mighty name of Jesus, we go back home to our families and we run it back in October.”
