Russian welterweight Vitaly Slipenko told that he was forced to undergo minor surgery days before the start of the pre-fight weight cut at ACA 145.
At the St. Petersburg tournament, Slipenko (15 wins, 4 losses) defeated Murad Abdulaev (20-7) by judges’ decision in five rounds. Due to surgery, the athlete had to struggle with stitches in the back of his right thigh.
— During the fight, you could see a band on the back of the thigh. At some point, blood began to flow under him. That is, there was no muscle injury, but a dissection?
– The atheroma was removed, yes. It’s something like a wen, but in the context of training it has become very fiery. A tumor with pus appeared, I have a photo, it is already like a living organism, with tubes through which it is fed. A week before the fight, she became very inflamed. I told the doctor that cutting it was not an option at all, because I would have to cut a few inches off my leg.
The doctor said, “It’s better that I cut it right than you start gaining weight, it will break you and there will be blood poisoning.” As a result, he operates on it and the next day I look: there is a huge incision with stitches. And I have a week left before the fight. In general, after the fight, I just had a round hole on my leg there. Immediately after the fight, they stitched up as normal, Slipenko told .
Slipenko made his ASA debut in 2019. At the moment, his stats in Russia’s strongest league are 5 wins 1 loss. The 28-year-old fighter competes at welterweight (up to 77kg) and takes the 3rd row in the standings.
Source : MatchTV
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