Boxing: Aussie star Sam Goodman retained his undefeated record with a round four TKO victory over a game Mark Schleibs
Aussie boxing great Jeff Fenech in recovery after emergency surgery amid ‘s**thouse’ combination of issuesAustralian boxing great Jeff Fenech has undergone emergency open heart surgery in a Sydney hospital on Thursday after having privately battled for almost two weeks with infection, high temperatures and “grotesque” swelling.
Due to commentate Wednesday night’s hyped Wollongong showcase involving undefeated Australian Sam Goodman, Fenech was instead rushed to hospital 24 hours earlier with what has since been diagnosed as a serious infection. The four-time world champion has also since undergone surgery to replace a heart valve that was first inserted during a separate emergency procedure in Bangkok five years ago.Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports.Initially booked in for a double hernia operation on Monday, the retired champ was forced to cancel that procedure as his condition deteriorated over the weekend.
“I’m as sick as a dog, a mystery infection … they think it has something to do with my heart and valves.“I came to hospital on Tuesday.“I also have a really bad infection in my wrist and they think it could be heart related.“It could be an infection coming from the valves which has spread through my body. They don’t know yet.”He was taken to hospital by his fighters after coughing up blood during a training session.
One of those fighters was Jack Brubaker, who was in Thailand as part of preparations for his then upcoming fight with Tim Tszyu.
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