On 5th of November at Armory, Minneapolis, Aidos Yerbossynuly squared off against David Morrell with the WBA World Super Middleweight title on the line. The bout went the scheduled distance of 12 rounds. However, Morrell secured a knockout victory over Yerbossynuly in this last and final round. David Morrell handed Aidos Yerbossynuly his first career loss in pro boxing.
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Following the knockout, Yerbossynuly staggered and struggled to be on his feet. Reportedly, Yerbossynuly, is now in coma, following this brutal loss to Morrell in pro boxing. He suffered bleeding in the brain.
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Regarding Yerbossynuly’s injury, the TGB promotions and PBC, in a statement, said, “Representatives of TGB Promotions and PBC are on the ground in Minneapolis with Aidos’ team and we are monitoring the situation closely. Out of respect for he and his family’s privacy, we can’t share any details but we ask the boxing community to keep him in its thoughts and prayers.”
After the news broke out, several figures from the boxing community prayed for Yerbossynuly. Here is what some of them are saying.
The boxing world reacts to the news of Aidos Yerbossynuly suffering a brain injury
Several figures, including professional boxers, reacted to the news of Aidos Yerbossynuly. While some encouraged Yerbossynuly to fight, others prayed for his recovery and healing energy. George Kambosos Jr. said, “Keep fighting champ!”
🙏🏻 Keep fighting champ! https://t.co/jLhB2RMRcH
— George "Ferocious" Kambosos Jr (@georgekambosos) November 7, 2022
Lou DiBella commented by saying, “…Why have a fu*king referee, or ringside doctor, or a corner for that matter, if that kind of victorious, brain-damaging, brutality is allowed to continue. Tired of #boxing.”
Just watched the Morrell fight and his thundering knockout of Yerbossynuly that NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. Why have a fucking referee, or ringside doctor, or a corner for that matter, if that kind of vicious, brain-damaging, brutality is allowed to continue. Tired of #boxing…
— Lou DiBella (@loudibella) November 6, 2022
In a follow up tweet, DiBella requested prayers for Yerbossynuly.
Pray for Aidos Yerbossynuly. He needs our prayers and healing energy. This was foreseeable by the middle of last night’s fight, which was damn frightening to watch by the 8th round. #boxing
— Lou DiBella (@loudibella) November 7, 2022
Ishe Smith offered his prayers for Aidos Yerbossynuly. He said, “🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Prayers up.”
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Prayers up https://t.co/atGrbJHLz8
— Ishé Oluwa Kamau Ali Smith (@IsheSugarShay) November 7, 2022
Meanwhile, Claressa Shields reacted by saying, “Just sad! No one protected him! Way too many punches he took!”
Just sad! No one protected him! Way too many punches he took! https://t.co/YVAG2hCTkF
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) November 7, 2022
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Bryan Fonseca said, “Fight should’ve been stopped sooner before it got to that point – and plenty of people were saying it live as it continued.”
Fight should've been stopped sooner before it got to that point – and plenty of people were saying it live as it continued. https://t.co/9XbWulhx1I
— Bryan Fonseca 🇵🇷 (@BryanFonsecaNY) November 7, 2022
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What is your reaction to Yerbossynuly’s injury? Don’t you think Yerbossynuly exposed a lack of safety yet again in combat sports? Let us know in the comments below.