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Ogogo fractured eye socket
- Updated: October 24, 2016
Anthony Ogogo was retired from his fight against Craig Cunningham on Saturday because of a fractured eye socket.
The middleweight (11-1-KO7) suffered the first defeat of his career against Cunningham in Birmingham, with his corner calling the WBA international middleweight title fight off in the eighth round.
Ogogo had been knocked down in the second and was reported to be suffering with blurred vision when the fight was brought to a halt and his team said on Monday that a specialist believes the injury had been caused before the Cunningham fight even started.
The 27-year-old, a bronze medallist the 2012 Olympics in London, now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines for the third time in his professional career, having only fought once from July 2014 until May 2016 because of Achilles and shoulder problems.
He said in a statement: “Firstly I would like to congratulate Craig Cunningham, his coach John Pegg and all of his …
