BOXER Anthony Holloway had to be stretchered from the ring after falling to the canvas during his clash with Chev Clarke.
The journeyman cruiserweight joined the former British champion on the undercard of Diego Pacheco’s super-middleweight clash with Kevin Sadjo early on Sunday morning.
Holloway started well, but Clarke started to show his class in the third round, prompting the American to score excessively.
The 32-year-old’s legs went in the fourth round and he desperately tried to hold on for his life.
His desperation resulted in the referee rightly deducting a point from him.
Holloway cut an exhausted figure as he tried to return to the corner after the bell.
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But he sank worryingly onto the canvas after stepping onto his stool.
Holloway’s team immediately rushed to his aid, as did the ringside medics.
He was given oxygen by medical staff before being taken out of the ring on a stretcher.
Fortunately, Holloway was conscious when he was given oxygen.
Boxing Scene reporter Francisco Salazar delivered the message news of Holloway who was awake before being carried out of the ring and receiving more medical treatment.
He wrote on X: “Hollaway’s eyes were open and he was receiving oxygen.
“Crowd here in Stockton with the polite and courteous applause as he is wheeled out of the arena on a stretcher.
“Sending positive vibes and hoping Anthony Hollaway gets better soon.”
Hours after the scary incident, news fans were hoping to hear it all revealed by Clarke.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympian posted a photo of himself and Holloway outside Adventist Health Arena in Stockton to his X account.
Along with a photo of himself and Holloway hugging, he wrote: “He is good.”
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