Brit taken to hospital after struggling suspected fractured eye socket in Canelo defeat, coach explains why battle was stopped

Billy Joe Saunders went straight to hospital after struggling a suspected fractural orbital bone (eye socket) in his defeat to Canelo on Saturday evening.

The beforehand unbeaten 31-year-old was stopped after the tip of spherical eight, wherein he was smashed with a proper uppercut which brought on the harm.

The battle started positively for Canelo who was the extra energetic of the pair early on.

He confused Saunders with feints earlier than hammering residence telling physique pictures.

Nevertheless, the Brit then seized momentum and seemed to be beginning to win rounds himself.

His output elevated and he was having an increasing number of success up till the eighth and ultimate spherical.

On this session, Saunders staggered again after being caught with an enormous counter proper uppercut, which brought on severe eye harm, and he simply survived the spherical earlier than his nook ended the battle.

It was later introduced on the DAZN broadcast that Saunders had instantly left in an ambulance.

The harm is reported to be a suspected fractured orbital bone (eye socket), although this has not but been 100 per cent confirmed.

Saunders’ coach Mark Tibbs informed Behind The Gloves: “His eye socket was caved in and he couldn’t see.

“I didn’t get the response I needed from him. I needed to pull it.”