Undefeated Jr. Middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan suffered a broken thumb and wont be able to compete in his April 6th fight against Javier Maciel in Macau, China according to Dan Rafael of espn.com
I hit him on the elbow when I was going to the body and I hurt my thumb,” Martirosyan told ESPN.com on Monday. “It hurt and then I told [trainer] Freddie [Roach] that I thought something was wrong and I went to see the doctor and they said it was fractured.”
“The doctor said the longer I can go without punching the better, but he knows I’m a fighter, so I’m looking at three weeks,” Martirosyan said.
“It would have been nice to see how the people support boxing over there, but things happen for a reason and you have to wait it out,” he said. “I’m doing good, but it’s frustrating. I can’t really get upset about it. Life goes on. I have to stay focused and keep training, but I am bummed out about the trip.”
