Anthony Joshua Lands In Hospital With 'Broken Eye Socket'

Boxing star Anthony Joshua was taken to hospital with a suspected broken eye socket after his battering by Oleksandr Usyk.

And promoter Eddie Hearn said the deposed heavyweight champ could not see out of it after the ninth round of his heavy points defeat.

Joahua failed to make use of his 18lb weight advantage over former cruiserweight king Usyk, who landed a barrage of heavy southpaw shots throughout the bout at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.

By the 10th round of a thrilling contest, AJ had a visible black and swollen eye as Usyk took control of the bout.

The Ukrainian finished with a flourish in the final rounds to put the result beyond doubt and seal a unanimous 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113 verdict was announced at White Hart Lane.

Joshua was promptly escorted from the ring and taken to hospital for tests.

Hearn said afterwards: “He will go to hospital. I don’t know if he has broken his eye socket, it doesn’t look great.”