According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, former Heavyweight title challenger Chris Arreola injured his elbow and is off the December card that is on ESPN2.
“He had surgery on his elbow after the fight with Stiverne, and it is just not responding in the gym the way it should, so it’s best to give him a little more time before he’s in an actual fight,” Tom Brown of Goossen Promotions, Arreola’s longtime promoter, told ESPN.com.
Said Henry Ramirez, Arreola’s trainer, “When we initially went to see the doctor after the Stiverne fight, he recommended that Chris have Tommy John surgery, but since he’s not a pitcher and we didn’t have a year to take off, they did a scope instead. Coming back, the elbow just wasn’t ready yet to fight on Dec. 11. But Chris is in the gym and he is training. He’s using his left, but he’s going easy on it and not doing any hard sparring. He hasn’t been able to really turn loose with it and let it go yet.”
