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Wilder facing more surgery on hand, biceps
- Updated: July 25, 2016
3:28 PM ET
Heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder has had one surgical procedure already on his broken right hand and will have another one on it — as well as his torn right biceps — probably later this week, trainer and co-manager Jay Deas told ESPN.com on Monday.
Wilder broke his hand and tore his biceps in a dominant eighth-round knockout of Chris Arreola to retain his world title for the fourth time on July 16 in front of a home state crowd at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
Wilder suffered the injuries in the fourth round, during which he dropped Arreola and nearly knocked him out but then stopped using his right hand, his best weapon, for the rest of the fight.
Deas said Wilder had “a very minor surgery” this past Tuesday in which the doctor inserted temporary pins his hand and “lined up” his bones to help speed up the time it takes for the severe swelling …
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