Following Saturday’s KO loss against WBA super middleweight titleholder David Morrell, Aidos Yerbossynuly was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center for evaluation. Yerbossynuly was found to have suffered a subdural hematoma in the bout and has been placed in an induced coma. It was a brutal bout. According to CompuBox, Yerbossynuly took 167 power shots from Morrell, who is a big puncher, but Yerbossynuly gamely kept fighting despite the punishment he was taking. Thoughts and prayers for a true ring warrior.
Morrell issued a statement on social media: “It was a great moment for me but at the same time super hard for others. Let’s pray for a super fast recovery for Aidos. God bless you and be with you.”
Best wishes to him! The ending of that fight looked absolutely sickening where he couldn’t even stand up on his own and Morrell had to help him. I read an article where Ronnie Shields seemed upset that Aidos’ corner did not stop the fight.
Just reading this now. I was worried about him and hoping this would not happen. When I heard he was taken away on a stretcher I had a bad feeling. It was one of those fights where it is hard to stop because he kept fighting so hard. I am hoping being that the coma is medically induced he can recover. After the Adonis Stevenson miracle there is a lot more hope in these situations. I believe Richie Sandoval also had a situation like this and he came out of it fine. I agree with everyone on here though…he should never fight again or even spar. I remember Nick Blackwell did that a few years back. This man on Saturday gave everything he could and my payers are with him and his loved ones that he can hold his head up high and go on to live a normal life.
Terrible news. Being a cornerman is such a difficult job in a situation like this. You want to give your fighter a chance to win but you need to protect him too. Look how Wilder flipped on Breland after Mark may have saved his life. Difficult decisions have to be made and should always be made on the cautious side in these situations, especially late in a fight. Boxing is the most dangerous sport in the world. The cumulative effect of head shots are potentially disastrous. Even if he lives his life will never be the same. Prayers for him and his family.
Subdural hematomas (clot(s) within the dura space surrounding the brain) can be deadly if not treated within a respectable amount of time. Treatment options usually require surgery to manually evacuate the clot to minimize pressure around the brain. The article says an induced coma. This is considered a step where an endotracheal tube is placed with the trachea (wind pipe) and artificial life support means must be done for comfort, rest, and to relieve pain. Intravenous sedation such as Versed or Diprivan are utilized to keep the patient in a “stable deep sleep”. This fighter will have a road to recovery ahead of him. The worst-case scenario would be residual permanent side effects from an impending stroke due to the hematoma. The future remains to be seen. Could he fight again? In all fairness, I am sure his loved ones will deter that idea if he makes a full recovery.
The notion of someone fighting again after being placed in a coma seems insane. Broken hands/ribs/nose heal, bad cuts heal. Injuries to the brain never really heal. They linger. I pray he makes a full recovery, but if he is interested in having any kind of life at all after boxing, he shouldn’t even consider fighting again. I am a big fan of Morrell, but I don’t know if I’d start off a statement about my opponent being in a coma with “It was a great moment for me”.
Well said.
It wasn’t the greatest statement, but Morell showed a lot of class at the end of the fight. He was the one that carried him back to his stool.
You’re right. He did. That was cool to see.
At the end of each of those last few rounds, I kept thinking they were going to stop it. But until round 12, his body language during the rounds looked okay. It was in round 12, when he was losing points for holding onto the ropes, that it was clear he was no longer trying to win, just to stay upright. In truth, the way Morrell fights, he gives lots of punching opportunities to opponents by laying inside, so he doesn’t shut out opponents to where there’s no hope.
There was an abnormal amount of blinking from Aidos in the 12th round. Saw a video posted on another site taken from a fan at ringside, and you could see him continuously squeezing his eyes shut, kind of wincing in pain during a clinch in the 12th round. Hindsight is 20/20 of course, but there were signs that something was wrong with Aidos.
As I was watching the fight and saw him start the blinking it was deeply concerning. Anyone remember when McClellan was doing the same thing in the Benn fight ? I’ve seen it a few times and every one of the fighters who started doing that ended up seriously injured. We don’t play boxing and please lord let him be ok.
Yes, McClellan crossed my mind as well. I remember him blinking in a similar fashion when taking a knee on both knockdowns in the 10th round of that fight.
I notice the same thing and always think back to McClellan. It seems incredulous to me that blinking/wincing in pain it not cause for immediate concern/fight stoppage. It may be a case of cognitive dissonance on behalf of referee’s and Drs; who knows?
This was hard to take in.
I hope that Aidos and his loved ones will be able to laugh together again.
My thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
Never good to see a fighter like that at the end of a fight, he was very brave though and kept fighting back after taking big shots. That last round was just too much though, hoping he pulls through this
Prayers for this young man. God Bless him and his family and loved ones…
After Aidos Yerbossynuly dies in a few days, the MN boxing commission needs to be revamped. They have the worst attorney general in the USA. And that is saying a lot. Fire the Attorney General & the boxing commissioner. These 2 need to be held responsible., I hope Aidos’s family sues MN for this. Big time.
“After Aidos Yerbossynuly dies in a few days,…”
– Hopefully he won’t…..
Damn it! I told my wife three rounds earlier someone needs to stop this fight…Aidos was taking too much punishment. If a fan like me can see it on TV, why didn’t the ring doctor, the ref or Aidos’ corner do what needed to be done and save Aidos from his own bravery. Shame on those involved, this is a sport not a death match. When the fighter stops being competitive, the match is over.
Your wife is very astute. I really saw no reason for the fight to be stopped until it was. Immediately after the fight, he staggered and stumbled, they showed a close up of him sitting in his corner with his face all bloody and puffy. I was thinking-take that man to the hospital stat!. You could almost see the internal bleeding. In defense of Tony Weeks, other than the last round, Yerbossynuly never appeared to in serious trouble where the ref should have stepped in. One major reform in boxing safety should be: when there is an obvious discrepancy in skill and the fight is one sided after several rounds, they should stop the fight. Even if the fighter is not in serious danger. No need to take unnecessary punishment only to lose a lopsided decision or stopped in later rounds. Guys like Mikey Ward and Arturo Gatti thrived on their come from behind victories, but is it worth it? I think not.
i agree this fight should of been stopped earlier yerbossynuly was a true warrior prayers for him and his family hoping he makes it thru this
Why on earth did his chief cornerman not stop the fight? Was he that stupid? Aidos had zero chance to win after the 9th round & obviously would never be the same fighter again with the unnecessary, heavy shots he was taking.
At the end of that fight, and I very rarely have this thought, but I recall thinking that this was a fight Yorb would never be the same after.
Aidos is a super brave man,his continued fighting, had a very good ref Tony weeks having to let this fight continue.His cornermen should have told him they’re stopping the fight,but I can imagine the fight he’d have with the cornermen if they did that.Years back,ref Richard Steele was known for stopping fights earlier than what fans thought correct,STEELE said then I’d rather stop a fight 1 punch sooner then 1 punch to late.I guess Richard Steele new the game better than anyone else.I pray for Aidos,this is why all boxers say you do not PLAY BOXING!!!!