Victor Faust has relived a nightmare loss to Lenier Pero after receiving allegations that he gave up towards the Cuban heavyweight.
Faust obtained stopped in eight rounds after dropping Pero and placing the undefeated star in peril. Unbeaten earlier than the competition, Faust was pressured to just accept a painful defeat within the truest sense of the phrase.
The native Ukrainian fought in San Antonio, USA, towards his strongest opponent. To start with, it was a detailed duel between two gifted boxers.
Heavyweight Pero stops Faust
Previous the midway level, Faust led on the scorecards till a substantial proper hit the physique of the previous European beginner champion. That was all of the referee wanted to see.
Stopped lifeless in his tracks, Faust turned away and didn’t defend himself. He was clearly in hassle and took a number of extra punches.
Referee Rafael Ramos, who has been lively for over thirty years and has refereed greater than 500 fights, needed to cease the combat.
After eleven profitable bouts, Faust misplaced his profitable streak broke and left the ring as a loser for the primary time. However quickly after got here the allegations that Faust gave up. That he confirmed no coronary heart. For the person himself, these had been bitter allegations.
Now he’s breaking his silence, though he thinks he doesn’t should justify himself.
Damaged ribs
“The left facet of my physique was already hurting in spherical 5. However after Pero gave me a strong proper on the ribs within the eighth spherical, extreme ache penetrated my physique,” defined Faust.
“I couldn’t transfer anymore. However I might neither increase my arms nor kneel to be counted. I might solely activate the ring ropes.
“However what no one knew on the time is that Pero had damaged three of my ribs!”
Somebody who instantly acknowledged this just some minutes after Pero’s victory was cutman Tim Kuchenbuch. The 51-year-old from Hamburg is the chief doctor for lung surgical procedure in serial rib and sternum fractures.
“After I requested Victor to take a seat down and he mentioned no, I might really feel a crunch once I felt his chest. With accidents like that in entrance of me daily, I knew instantly that he had damaged not less than two ribs,” mentioned Kuchenbuch.
The chief doctor and senior doctor for thoracic surgical procedure requested an X-ray whereas nonetheless within the USA to make sure Faust might begin the journey residence.
It might have been deadly
Kuchenbuch says in the event that they weren’t cautious, Faust might have died on the flight residence.
“If the lungs had been broken, i.e., partially collapsed, the journey might have been fatal within the worst case,” defined the doc.
“The X-ray didn’t present us how dangerous the fracture was. Rib fractures are solely recognizable on this means after an excellent week.
“Additionally, the guts shadow is on the left. In Germany, he got here to me for an examination, the place I identified a triple fracture of the ribs utilizing an ultrasound.”
On the criticism leveled at Faust, the doctor added: “It significantly aggravated me that Victor was condemned and typically even made enjoyable of.
“He suffered a extreme contusion of the lungs as a result of fractured ribs. This led to the lack to maneuver. The physique couldn’t react, even when Victor wished to.”
Faust’s promoter Erol Ceylan of EB Boxing, concluded: “The frustration concerning the scenario and the way Victor misplaced the combat when main on factors was, after all, nice at first. However because of [Doctor] Tim, we knew Victor didn’t hand over as a result of he was in ache and didn’t wish to anymore – he simply couldn’t!
“We are going to now work on altering his boxing type. I’m certain that Victor will come again stronger. We’re not writing off our boxer!”
