Ledhed1 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Agence France-Presse New Zealand boxer David Light suffered a mild stroke and underwent surgery for a blood clot following his world title defeat to Lawrence Okolie, his coach said on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Light lost on a unanimous decision to Britain's Okolie for the World Boxing Organization cruiserweight belt in Manchester in late March. The New Zealander reported no ill effects when he flew home but felt unwell in the days after his return, his coach Isaac Peach told reporters. Light, a 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist, was admitted on April 17 to a hospital in Auckland where surgeons removed a blood clot. He is recovering in hospital but Peach would not be drawn on whether Light will fight again. "That's for David to answer, not me," said Peach. In a statement put out by his promoter, Light said his focus was now on recovery. "This is like another fight camp for me, I've got to train hard, rehab and work on getting better," said Light. Defeat to holder Okolie for the world title was the first loss of Light's career. Peach said it had been "devastating" to see his fighter fall ill. "It's horrible. It's really hard for all of us to see him like that," Peach said. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 - - He's young enough to pull out a decent recovery like my 20 something Cousin did. She lost the use of 50% of her right leg, arm, and hand though good enough to function without assistance. Keep hope alive... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoztheMadman Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 He had no place being there. I am so SICK of these BS mandatories! 🤬 Now you cover his medical expenses, Shalom! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo2 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 19 hours ago, BoztheMadman said: He had no place being there. I am so SICK of these BS mandatories! 🤬 Now you cover his medical expenses, Shalom! Harsh that, every fighter is looking for their break out fight, he got his shot and he didnt disgrace himself, this could have happened in any of his fights! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoztheMadman Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 5 hours ago, mofo2 said: Harsh that, every fighter is looking for their break out fight, he got his shot and he didnt disgrace himself, this could have happened in any of his fights! Yea but we also got a CRAP fight in addition. Fucking Okolie is to blame for that too. But-against a better opponent, maybe it wouldn't have been so crap. Light was just content to survive and go the distance-booo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Light earned his shot by beating then-unbeaten 'BulletProof' Brandon Glanton in a WBO eliminator. Light won in his opponents backyard. People are forgeting that David Light was the National champion of New Zealand. It's not like he was some random boxer with a ton of defeats, he was unbeaten when he faced Okolie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoztheMadman Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 18 hours ago, WelshDevilRob said: Light earned his shot by beating then-unbeaten 'BulletProof' Brandon Glanton in a WBO eliminator. Light won in his opponents backyard. People are forgeting that David Light was the National champion of New Zealand. It's not like he was some random boxer with a ton of defeats, he was unbeaten when he faced Okolie. New Zealand? Pls...how many WORLD CLASS boxers does NZ have? It's a weak boxing nation, all they ever had of world class are Samoans-Tua and Parker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo2 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 On 5/6/2023 at 1:47 PM, BoztheMadman said: Yea but we also got a CRAP fight in addition. Fucking Okolie is to blame for that too. But-against a better opponent, maybe it wouldn't have been so crap. Light was just content to survive and go the distance-booo! It was a one sided fight, thats not unusual in boxing, but he was tough and game; he deserved to be in there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoztheMadman Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 16 hours ago, mofo2 said: It was a one sided fight, thats not unusual in boxing, but he was tough and game; he deserved to be in there! Even worse is the fact he is tough, he took more punishment because of that...poor guy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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