Overview
- Irish super-welterweight Glenn Byrne suffered a cerebral hemorrhage after a seventh-round knockout by William Crolla in Altrincham and left the ring on a stretcher with oxygen.
- His promoter JB Boxing Productions says the bleed is under control with hourly monitoring as he awaits CT results and a possible short hospital stay.
- Byrne’s brother and promoter, Jay Byrne, says the injury ends his career and that he will not box again.
- The Byrne camp blamed referee Ron Kearney for allowing the bout to continue after Crolla was dropped three times in round two and again in round five, reviving questions about the lack of a universal three-knockdown rule.
- William Crolla apologized for celebrating and wished Byrne well, and Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn praised the fight but urged caution until doctors confirm Byrne’s status.