Briggs to remain in Hamburg hospital
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October 20, 2010, Wednesday
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US heavyweight boxer Shannon Briggs says he will remain in a Hamburg hospital because of a left-arm injury sustained in the heavy beating taken in his loss to Vitali Klitschko.
Briggs lost a unanimous decision in the WBC title fight and stayed upright despite absorbing more than 170 direct hits from the Ukrainian in Saturday's bout.
In a statement put together by Briggs and distributed by the hospital, the US fighter said he had suffered no "severe head injuries."
Briggs said it was his decision not to throw in the towel although his corner had wanted to stop the uneven contest.
"Thank you for all of your support and hopefully I showed you the heart of a lion and the perseverance of a champion," Briggs said.
In his statement, Briggs said he came to the hospital "strictly as a precautionary measure."
"After several tests the doctors concluded that there were no severe head injuries. I am staying in the hospital to further examine an injury to my left bicep that I suffered in the first round," said Briggs, who also suffers from asthma.
Injured arm
Briggs' manager Greg Cohen told RTL, the broadcaster of the bout, that the fighter would have surgery on his injured arm. Briggs did not mention surgery in his statement and the hospital declined to answer any questions on his condition, citing privacy laws.
RTL also reported that Briggs had broken bones around both eyes.
German media have criticized British referee Ian John-Lewis and Briggs' corner for not stopping the uneven fight.
Cohen said he would have thrown in the towel but that Briggs wanted to keep on fighting and had told his corner not to stop it.
"Unfortunately, the injury kept me from fully executing my fight plan. Not to take anything away from a brilliant performance by Vitali Klitschko Saturday night, had I had not injured my arm early on, who knows how the fight would have concluded," Briggs said.
Referee John-Lewis had gone to Briggs' corner between the later rounds but made no move to stop the bout. He told several German media he thought Briggs had enough left in him to keep fighting.
Briggs lost a unanimous decision in the WBC title fight and stayed upright despite absorbing more than 170 direct hits from the Ukrainian in Saturday's bout.
In a statement put together by Briggs and distributed by the hospital, the US fighter said he had suffered no "severe head injuries."
Briggs said it was his decision not to throw in the towel although his corner had wanted to stop the uneven contest.
"Thank you for all of your support and hopefully I showed you the heart of a lion and the perseverance of a champion," Briggs said.
In his statement, Briggs said he came to the hospital "strictly as a precautionary measure."
"After several tests the doctors concluded that there were no severe head injuries. I am staying in the hospital to further examine an injury to my left bicep that I suffered in the first round," said Briggs, who also suffers from asthma.
Injured arm
Briggs' manager Greg Cohen told RTL, the broadcaster of the bout, that the fighter would have surgery on his injured arm. Briggs did not mention surgery in his statement and the hospital declined to answer any questions on his condition, citing privacy laws.
RTL also reported that Briggs had broken bones around both eyes.
German media have criticized British referee Ian John-Lewis and Briggs' corner for not stopping the uneven fight.
Cohen said he would have thrown in the towel but that Briggs wanted to keep on fighting and had told his corner not to stop it.
"Unfortunately, the injury kept me from fully executing my fight plan. Not to take anything away from a brilliant performance by Vitali Klitschko Saturday night, had I had not injured my arm early on, who knows how the fight would have concluded," Briggs said.
Referee John-Lewis had gone to Briggs' corner between the later rounds but made no move to stop the bout. He told several German media he thought Briggs had enough left in him to keep fighting.
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