LAS VEGAS — Former light-weight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko underwent surgical procedure on his proper shoulder on Monday evening in Los Angleles and received’t have the ability to resume boxing actions till late January, his surgeon, Dr. Neal S. ElAttrache instructed Yahoo Sports activities.

Prime Rank’s Bob Arum, Lomachenko’s promoter, stated he had no concept that Lomachenko had been in ache or injured earlier than the struggle. He stated he visited with him earlier than the bout and that Lomachenko by no means talked about it.

ElAttrache stated the injury was in the identical spot that Lomachenko had been injured and had surgical procedure beforehand.

ElAttrache, who stated he handled Lomachenko’s shoulder when he arrived within the U.S. from Ukraine roughly six weeks in the past to coach for his bout for the undisputed light-weight title in opposition to Teofimo Lopez, stated Lomachenko had ache throwing a proper hook in the course of the struggle.

He stated the prognosis for a full restoration was good.

“When he got here in from the Ukraine for his final phases of preparation for the struggle, he was having some problem with the shoulder,” ElAttrache instructed Yahoo Sports activities. “It seems he had badly bruised the rotator cuff and chipped a bit of cartilage, which we didn’t understand on the time. However we knew he’d badly bruised the rotator cuff and badly bruised the bone the place the rotator cuff attaches to the shoulder. That was roughly six weeks earlier than the struggle and we acquired him to the place he was comfy sufficient to coach. He stated he was in a position to prepare OK, but it surely continued to trigger him ache in the course of the struggle.

“We operated on him final evening and he had what we name a hemorrhagic thickened bursitis. That’s the tissue that lubricates and cushions the rotator cuff, which is the place we had handled him and injected him earlier than the struggle. On the within of the shoulder the place he had beforehand dislocated the shoulder, he had chipped the cartilage on the within of the socket. That was proper subsequent to the [previous] restore so I did a small touch-up of the restore so I may cowl up the naked cartilage within the entrance of the shoulder.”

The labrum restore wasn’t as intensive because the one he’d injured in his 2018 struggle with Jorge Linares, when he’d dislocated the shoulder, ElAttrache stated.

He stated that whereas surgical procedures all the time carry threat, he doesn’t suppose Lomachenko could have any situation resuming his profession.

“The issues we did for him after the primary surgical procedure made him pain-free and his shoulder steady sufficient that he may go and win a few championships after that surgical procedure,” ElAttrache stated. “I wouldn’t anticipate he’d have any limitation after this one for what we have been in a position to do. Not all repeat surgical procedures have a worse prognosis.”

Vasiliy Lomachenko punches Teofimo Lopez of their light-weight world title bout at MGM Grand Las Vegas Convention Middle on Oct. 17, 2020 in Las Vegas. (Picture by Mikey Williams/Prime Rank by way of Getty Photos)

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