American boxer Jermain Taylor in hospital after suffering knock-out blow
– Taylor knocked out by Arthur Abraham in Berlin
– ‘He has severe concussion’ says promoter
Kevin Mitchell
guardian.co.uk,
Sunday 18 October 2009 16.27 BST
Jermain Taylor, of the United States, is knocked out cold by Arthur
Abraham in Berlin. Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AP
Jermain Taylor, knocked cold in the first fight of the Showtime Super
Six boxing tournament in Berlin last night, is being held in hospital
there for brain scans and tests, according to his promoter Lou
DiBella.
The Armenian Arthur Abraham hit Taylor with a right that felled him 15
seconds from the end of the contest and, although the American left
the ring unaided, he was taken to hospital later, unable to remember
details of the contest.
"He has severe concussion," DiBella said. "He also had some short-term
memory loss and, in the interest of being completely safe he’ll be in
the hospital, probably for several days.
"They believe the area of his head that was hurting him was from his
head hitting the canvas. He’ll be in Berlin for another week because
the doctors didn’t want him to fly, but his wife and mother are with
him."
Taylor kept asking DiBella and his wife in the dressing room later
what round he had been knocked out in.
His future in the six-man tournament is in doubt, and he could be
replaced by the American Allan Green, also promoted by DiBella.
"Jermain’s health is paramount," DiBella said, "and whether he
continues in the tournament or not is not a decision that has to be
made right this second. He suffered a bad knock out."
Taylor also lost to Nottingham’s Carl Froch in the closing moments of
his last fight, in Connecticut in April. Froch beat the American Andre
Dirrell on a split-decision in his first Super Six bout in Nottingham
last night.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
