Misfits star Armz collapses from exhaustion and carried out of ring after win

Misfits boxing star Armz Korleone sparked considerations over his well being after he wanted to be carried out of the ring on a stretcher following his newest victory over Malcolm Minikon. The pair fought of their rematch some 20 months after their first bout, which Armz received by unanimous determination, and it was the identical end in London on Friday evening within the newest Misfits present.

Armz, whose actual title is Baffour Boateng, was on the undercard of Misfits Boxing’s newest present, which came about at York Hall, as he confronted Minikon for the second time within the rematch of their March 2022 conflict.

He secured a knockdown within the first spherical of the bout which proved to be the distinction as he took management in opposition to Minikon. But the rap artist and bodybuilder, who’s constructed with an enormous body and weighs in extra of 17st, started to tire in direction of the tip of the 12 minutes.

The 30-year-old was left in a nasty manner after the battle and seemed to be unable to face with out the help of one among his crew members, as he swayed from left to proper and appeared woozy.

He was declared the winner by an unanimous verdict, however wanted to be held up as his victory was confirmed. Recognising the problem, Derek Chisora might be seen splashing his head with water to perk him up.

But Armz might be seen laying on the ground moments later after collapsing, as medics started to deal with him. He was later stretchered out of the ring, though it was later reported by Boxing UK that Armz had made a full restoration after receiving remedy for exhaustion.

Questions have been raised by followers on social media about his situation, as it’s now the second time that the fight fighter has been left in such a state after beating Minikon. After their first battle, Armz required a stretcher to be introduced in as he’d been left useless on his ft following the four-round encounter – and there have been apparent considerations for his well being as their rematch proved to be a lot of the identical.

The MMA fighter just lately revealed he had lowered the quantity of weight lifting he does in coaching after stepping up fight coaching: “When it involves combined martial arts, there isn’t a room for weight coaching, until you make time,” he said. “Mixed martial arts and boxing are two different sports, when I do my mixed martial arts training, there’s a lot of wrestling, a lot of jiu-jitsu, striking, boxing, kickboxing.

“For two hours you’re constantly getting slammed on the floor, you’re doing locks, getting choked out, then you have to do striking. So after all of that, there’s not really any room for weight lifting. But I’ve been pushing myself, so I do still get my weight lifting in.”

KSI commented on the fight and praised the likes of Armz and Minikon for providing entertainment. The Misfits CEO wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Misfits 011 was so good man. Congrats to all of the fighters. Put on a hell of a present.”