According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, injured Heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov is back on life support after being briefly being taken off it. Abdusalamov was injured during his November 2nd bout with Mike Perez in New York.

“His temperature shot up to 103, so his body wasn’t ready yet (to come out of the coma), so they put him back on life support and (into) the medically induced coma,” Lewkowicz said. “Terrible setback. No clue when they are trying to bring him out again.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, injured Heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov is expected to survive after being placed in a coma following his loss to Mike Perez on November 2nd in New York.

“A week ago, the doctors thought he was not going to make it, that he would not survive. They said they were 100 percent sure he would not make it,” said Nathan Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing. “Now they think it has turned around. They say he is going to make it now. They have seen progress with his motor skills from the tests they have been doing.

“The words out of their mouth after the surgery were, ‘We don’t think he’s going to make it.’ They said that to the family. Now, based on how he’s progressed in these different tests, they changed their view. From what the doctor is saying the brain swelling has subsided.”

“They think they will try to wake him up in two or three days and see how he reacts,” Lewkowicz said. “We don’t know if his speech will be slurred or if he will be blind, which are major possibilities. The stroke could hinder some of his motor skills. He might not be able to speak well. He might be blind. The best we hope for is that he can lead a normal life.”

“They did a test by pinching his arm and he was smacking the doctor’s hand away, showing his motor skills are coming back. They weren’t expecting that,” Lewkowicz said. “It’s amazing progress. It’s good news. He’s still young, only 32, and was in good health before what happened. So that is very helpful.”

New York City (November 4, 2013) Heavyweight Mike Perez was deeply saddened to hear of the injuries suffered by Magomed Abdusalamov during their 10-round battle on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

Abdusalamov is being treated at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City.

“’Mago is in my thoughts and prayers and I hope he recovers quickly,” said Perez. “He fought like a true warrior, I’m happy to be victorious but my main concern is for his health.”

Added Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions, “Our entire team was very saddened to hear of the injuries that Magomed sustained during his bout on Saturday night. He is in our thoughts and prayers and we thank his team for keeping us updated on his condition.”

Stated Patrick Thomas of Team Thomas Boxing, “Everyone at Team Thomas wishes a full and speedy recovery to Magomed.”

HBO replays: Sunday, Nov. 3 (9:15 a.m.) and 4 (11:15 p.m.)

HBO2 replays: Sunday, Nov. 3 (4:45 p.m.) and 5 (11:45 p.m.)

All times are ET/PT.

Heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov is in a medically induced coma after a small blood clot was found on his brain following his Saturday night defeat to Mike Perez in New York according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“He had surgery to have the blood clot taken out and a small piece of his skull removed to allow the [brain] swelling to go down,” Nathan Lewkowicz told ESPN.com. “After the fight he seemed fine, but they took him to the hospital to check him out and because he wasn’t feeling so good.”

“He was taken to the hospital to make sure he was OK and once he was there they found [the clot],” he said. “He thought he broke his left hand in the second round and also thought he had broken his nose at some point in the fight. But the bigger concern once he was at the hospital was the head injury they discovered.”

“Hopefully, ‘Mago’ will be out of the hospital in a couple of days,” Lewkowicz said. “He took a lot of shots to the head. His left hand is his power hand and once he broke it, he kept throwing with the right hand, but he wasn’t the same.”

Added HBO Sports president Ken Hershman in a statement: “The thoughts and prayers of all of us at HBO Sports are with Magomed Abdusalamov. We are grateful for the medical care he is receiving here in New York City and out of respect for Magomed and his family, we will wait for any official updates on his condition before making any further statements.”

Follow all action LIVE from ringside as WBA Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin defends his title against hard punching Curtis Stevens. The action begins at 10pm est / 7pm Pac with a showdown of undefeated Magaomed Abdusalamov battles Mike Perez

12 ROUNDS–WBA MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE..GENNADY GOLOVKIN (27-0, 24 KO’S) VS CURTIS STEVENS (25-3, 18 KO’S)

ROUND 1Good left from Golovin..Good left and right from Stevems..10-9 Stevens

Round 2 Hard jab from Golovkin..Hard right…right AND BIG LEFT HOOK AND DOWN GOES STEVENS…19-18 Golovkin

Round 3 Blistering uppercut from Golovkin..Golovkin jabbing…overhand right..right followed by left to the body...29-27 Golovkin

Round 4 Golovkin lands a right to the body…Good left hook from Stevens..Counter left hook..Hard left to body from Golovkin..and another…Stevens takng shots in the corner and comes put to land 3 hard rights off the ropes and Golovkin takes them well…39-36 Golovkin

Round 5 Hard right from Golovkin..Stevens comes back with 2 good shots…Stevens lands 2 more power shots…Hard body shot from Golovkin..left hook to head..hard right..48-46 Golovkin

Round 6 Hard inside fighting from both…Golovkin starting to batter Stevens on the ropes.58-55 Golovkin

Round 7 Good right from Golovkin…Golovking landing consistently on the ropes while Stevens looking for 1 big punch…he does get in a little combination at end of round...68-64 Stevens

Round 8 Right drom Golovkin..Body from Stevens…2 body from Golovkin…Now beating Steevns in all 4 corners of the ring…3 more shots from GGG…Stevens taking a huge beating…..ANDRE ROZIER STOPS THE BOUT AFTER ROUND 8…GENNADY GOLOVKIN TKO END OF 8

10 ROUNDS–HEAVYWEIGHTS–MAGOMED ABDUSALAMOV (18-0, 18 KO’S) VS MIKE PEREZ (19-0, 12 KO’S)

ROUND 1 Both guys throwing hard punches early..right drives Mago back..Hard straight left..right hook..3 punch combo...10-9 Perez

Round 2 Perez working body..right to the body…Mago lands an uppercut.good combo on ropes..Blood from the nose of Mago…19-19

Round 3 Hard left from Mago..Perez lands a left to the body…right hook to head..good back and forth..uppercut from Mago..hard left but Perez answers..29-28 Mago

Round 4 Good left from Perez..Good right hook..Mago lands a hard right…big right hook to the head..huge body shot..Both guys getting in shots…39-37 Mago

Round 5 Perez lands a hard right hook..right to the head..again..straight left..48-47 Mago

Round 6 Right from Perez..57-57

Round 7 Hard shot from Perez…1-2..Mag’s face starting to look bruised up…and cut around the left eye…67-66 Perez

Round 8 Perez’s combos driving Mago back..right to the body..Uppercut…77-75 Perez

Round 9 Mago coming out with hooks…he is deducted a point for a low blow…hard straight left from Perez..left to the body…left to the body..uppercut from Mago..86-84 Perez

Round 10 1-2 from Mago..Perez lands a right to the body..hard right rocks Mago..2 more punches hurts Mago..96-93 Perez

97-92, 95-94 97-92…..MIKE PEREZ

NEW YORK–Gennady Golovkin retained his WBA Middleweight championship with an eight round beatdown over a tough Curtis Stevens in from of 4,618 fans at the Theater at Madison Square Garden

Stevens did well to match punches with Golovkin in the 1st but in round two he ate a monster left hook that sent him to the canvas. Stevens steadied himself in round three but still dropped the frame. Stevens started to take a beating in round four but came back late in the round to land four nasty shots that got him right back in the fight.

In round seven, Golovkin started to pound on Stevens along the ropes. The challenger kept Golovkin honest by landing an occasional power shot but the relentless Golovkin continued his assault. In round eight, Golovkin continued with a two fisted attack that was divided up between crunching body punches and sharp shooting to the head. Golovkin was undaunted and was gunning for the knockout of Stevens, who at this point was looking like a beaten man with blood coming from his nose. Finally and luckily for Stevens, he has a trainer who cares and it was his uncle Andre Rozier who saved his nephew from any more damage and called off the fight at the end of round eight.

Golovkin, 159 1/2 lbs of Kazakhstan is now 28-0 with 25 knockouts. Stevens, 159 1/4 lbs of Brooklyn is now 25-4.

In a battle of undefeated southpaw Heavyweights Mike Perez scored a 10 round unanimous decision over knockout artist Magomed Abdusalamov.

Perez came out swinging and landing power shots in the 1st round. Abdusalamov came back and backed Perez up with a hard combination on the ropes in the 2nd. Abdusalamov’s nose begin to bleed in the same round. Perez hung in there and started to box through the middle rounds. Abdusalamov’s

In round eight, Abdusalamov was deducted a point for a low blow. In the final round, Perez hurt Abdusalamov with a hard right. He continued the assault with a follow up combination but he could not put the Abdusalamov on the canvas.

Perez, 235 lbs of Cork, Ireland won by scores of 97-92, 97-92 and 95-94 and is now 20-0. Abdusalamov, 231 1/2 lbs of Kazakhstan is now 18-1.

Ola Afolabi scored a twelve round majority decision over Lukasz Janic in a Cruiserweight bout.

Scores were 115-113 and 117-111 and 114-114 for the former world champion Afolabi, 194 lbs and is now 20-3-4. Janic, 197 3/4 lbs of Poland is now 26-2.

19 year old Dusty Hernandez Harrison got a good test but remained undefeated by scoring a ten round unanimous decision over Josh Torres in an entertaining Welterweight bout.

At the end of round one, Harrison landed a nice right hand. He started opening it up more towards the middle of the second frame. Harrison continued to work at a good rate before Torres landed a solid right in roun four and second one actually sent Harrison back off balance.

Round six started off with Torres throwing and landing with Harrison against the ropes. Harrison did well in fighting off. Harrison got going again in round seven, as he drilled Torres with two solid right hands. Harrison continued working solid as he landed a nice right hand while fighting inside in the eighth. In round ten, Torres rocked Harrison with a right just after the bell rang. harrison came back and rocked Torres with a straight right that sent Torres into the ropes. The two battled toe to toe down the stretch which thrilled the already packed house in the Theater.

Harrison, 146 1/2 lbs of Washington, DC won by scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 98-92 and is now 18-0. Torres, 145 1/2 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is now 12-3-1.

Joel Diaz Jr. scored two knockdowns en route to a six round unanimous decision over Bryne Green in a Jr. Lightweight bout.

In round two, Green rocked Diaz with a big counter right and had him holding on after landing a hard left -right combination. Later in the round a seemingly meaningless right hand sent Green back to the ropes and Diaz pounced on him as he landed a bout five shots in the corner. In round three, Diaz landed a straight right and then dropped Green with a left to the body.

Just a minute into round five, Diaz drppped Green again with a right hand.

Diaz Jr, 132 1/4 lbs of Palmdale, CA won by scores of 60-52 and is now 13-0. Green, 131 lbs of Vineland, NJ is now 7-7-1.

Diaz

Isa Akbarbayev opened the show with a tough four round unanimous decision over Brian Clookey in a battle of undefeated Cruiserweights.

The action was fast at the outset and it was not more than a minute into the bout before Clookey was cut under the left eye.

Akbarbayev landed a couple of hard right hands in round two. Clookey hun tough and continued to throw and he landed a pair of left hooks at the end of the third round. With blood streaming down the left side of his face, Clookey opened up round four with a hard left hook.

Akbarbayev, 192 1/2 lbs of Almaty Kazakhstan won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 11-0. Clookey, 189 lbs of Chase, NY is now 4-1-2.

HBO’s flagship series presents a twin bill of hard-hitting action highlighted by a red-hot middleweight title showdown when HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: GENNADY GOLOVKIN VS. CURTIS STEVENS AND MIKE PEREZ VS. MAGOMED ABDUSALAMOV is seen SATURDAY, NOV. 2 at 10:00 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT) from the Theater at Madison Square Garden, exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team of Jim Lampley, Max Kellerman and Roy Jones Jr. will be ringside for the event, which will be available in HDTV, closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino.

Other HBO playdates: Nov. 3 (9:15 a.m.) and 4 (11:15 p.m.)

HBO2 playdates: Nov. 3 (4:45 p.m.) and 5 (11:45 p.m.)

The main feature pits undefeated Kazakhstan sensation Gennady Golovkin (27-0, 24 KOs) against rising star Curtis Stevens (25-3, 18 KOs) of Brooklyn in a scheduled 12-round middleweight title bout. With an 89% knockout rate – the highest percentage of any world champion today – and knockouts of his last 14 opponents, Golovkin, 31, has established himself as one of the most electrifying fighters in the sport. He scored a spectacular victory on HBO in June when he KO’d Matthew Macklin in the third round. This will be the fourth fight on American soil for the fan-friendly, 160-pound titleholder, who trains at Big Bear in California.

Like Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe before him, Curtis Stevens (25-3, 18 KOs) is a product of the hardscrabble neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Although he’s been a pro for nine years, the 28-year-old’s career has surged the past two years and he’s scored impressive first-round KO victories in three of his last four fights.

The opening bout is a ten-round heavyweight slugfest, as Cuban native Mike Perez (19-0, 12 KOs) meets Russia’s Magomed Abdusalamov (18-0, 18 KOs). Perez, 27, and Abdusalamov, 32, both seek to preserve an undefeated record and display their abilities on a national stage.

“Face Off With Max Kellerman: Pacquiao/Rios,” featuring the two world-class prizefighters squaring off with Kellerman as moderator, debuts immediately following the boxing action (midnight-12:15 a.m.).

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The executive producer is Rick Bernstein; producer, Thomas Odelfelt; director, Doug Getts.

Undefeated Russian heavyweight crusher Magomed “Mago” Abdusalamov (18-0, 18 KOs) is hard at work in Florida with new trainer John David Jackson, preparing for his first premium-cable appearance, a showdown with also undefeated Cuban Mike Perez (19-0, 12 KOs) on Saturday, November 2, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City and televised Live on HBO®.

The hard-hitting pair, both southpaws, will meet for Abdusalamov’s WBC USNBC Heavyweight Championship on the televised portion of the undercard of middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s World Boxing Association and International Boxing Organization title defense against Curtis Stevens.

Sampson Lewkowicz, exclusive promoter of Abdusalamov, says the addition of trainer Jackson will give the 32-year-old Russian a new dimension to his game. “Who better to train a southpaw to become champion than one who has already done it?” he asked. “Magomed already had the best power in the heavyweight division and now with John David Jackson fine-tuning his defense, he will be unstoppable.”

A victory over 27-year-old Perez would be another significant notch on Abdusalamov’s belt. The big Cuban is a former Prizefighter UK champion who holds victories over respectable veterans such as Zack Page, Tye Fields and Travis Walker.

“Magomed is training to prove he is the real heavyweight on the horizon,” continued Lewkowicz. “Victories over other strong contenders like Perez are how he will do it. I’m very happy that HBO has chosen to spotlight Magomed. This exciting KO victory will allow him to establish himself as the most exciting puncher in the heavyweight division today.

Abdusalamov manager, Boris Grinberg, says his fighter will be the best version of himself he’s ever been on November 2.

“John David Jackson is the final piece of the puzzle to make the next heavyweight champion. The strongest offense in the division is now being taught defense by one of the slickest fighters in boxing history. We are very excited for the world to see the improved Magomed on HBO.”

ABOUT SAMPSON BOXING

After a very successful run as a matchmaker and adviser, Sampson Lewkowicz switched over to the promotional side of professional boxing in January 2008.

Sampson Boxing has grown into one of the world’s most prestigious promotional firms, representing many of the world’s best fighters and most promising young contenders.

Sampson Boxing has promotional partners all over North and South America, Africa, Asia, New Zealand, Australia, Europe and Central America and Sampson Boxing events have been televised on such premiere networks as HBO, Showtime, ESPN, VS. and several international networks.