Ivan Baranchyk remains in a Las Vegas hospital a day after his epic brawl with Jose Zepeda on Saturday inside the MGM Grand “bubble”, Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix tweeted.
The junior welterweight contender “is doing well, will undergo more tests and could be released as early as today,” Mannix wrote, citing promoter Lou DiBella as his source.
Zepeda and Baranchyk engaged in a wild, eight-knockdown brawl that ended with Zepeda knocking out the Russian slugger with a right-left combination 2 minutes, 50 seconds into Round 5.
⬇️ MUST. WATCH. CLIP. ⬇️
Unbelievable.#SCTop10 x #ZepedaBaranchyk pic.twitter.com/cyYe4sR2nQ
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) October 4, 2020
Baranchyk lay on back for only seconds when the ring doctor stepped into the ring and began to assess the fallen fighter, who seemed to react to the doctor’s questions immediately.
Here is the timeline of what ensued in the ring:
2:44 after the knockdown: Doctor removed mouthpiece.
4:00: Baranchyk was able to sit up with help.
4:39: He was helped onto a stool.
6:15: He was on his feet.
6:48: He stepped out of the ring.
The fighters went down four times each in a brawl that is a leading candidate for Fight of the Year.
Baranchyk (20-2, 13 KOs) has now lost two of his last three fights. He was outpointed by Josh Taylor in May of last year, losing the 140-pound title he won when he stopped Anthony Yigit in his previous fight.
Zepeda (33-2, 26 KOs) is in position to challenge for a junior welterweight belt after his spectacular victory.
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