Former super middleweight champion Shadasia Green revealed that she suffered a brain bleed during her loss to Lani Daniels, a fight that was stopped in the ninth round at Madison Square Garden. She was taken out of the ring on a stretcher and hospitalized, where she remains in intensive care.
Through social media, the boxer updated everyone on her condition, reassuring fans about her recovery:
“With everything in me I wanna thank those who had great concern and even the people who figured out during the fight something was wrong. I passed out due to bleeding out of my brain… however I am in ICU on the road to healing. I’ll be back to get what’s mine 100% covered.”
In another message, she explained that doctors identified a brain bleed of about 9 millimeters, which is being treated with medication and does not require surgery.
“I was winning the fight until my injury got the best of me,” she added.
Green, 36, was fighting for the first time since her victory over Savannah Marshall last July. She is currently under indefinite suspension by the New York State Athletic Commission pending neurological clearance. Local regulations make it extremely difficult for fighters to be licensed again after significant brain trauma, as seen in past cases in professional boxing.