{"id":494160,"date":"2026-02-23T13:32:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/494160\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:32:19","slug":"boxer-joseph-george-collapses-during-fight-on-shields-vs-crews-dezurn-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/494160\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxer Joseph George collapses during fight on Shields vs Crews-Dezurn card"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joseph George and Atif Oberlton were slotted as the co-main event on the Claressa Shields vs. Franchon Crews-Dezurn<\/a> card. Oberlton won the opening round of the fight, but things would take on a different tone before the second round.<\/p>\n

George collapsed off his stool between the first and second rounds and was down on the mat. He was in his corner drinking water before falling out of his stool.<\/p>\n

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George was quickly attended to by doctors at the ringside and the fight was waved off. Oberlton looked very surprised and confused about what happened.<\/p>\n

It appeared that George and Oberlton may have accidentally bumped heads late in the first round.<\/p>\n

George was still in need of assistance as he made his way out of the ring. He was sat down on a stretcher to be wheeled out. Oberlton was declared the winner by TKO.<\/p>\n

“I know I was being defensively responsible, if he fell in and a head butt happened, I just know I avoided the shot,” Oberlton told DAZN’s Chris Mannix after the fight. “I’m glad he got on his feet and he’s OK.”<\/p>\n

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Joseph George health update<\/p>\n

George’s trainer, Hylon Williams, told Mannix in a statement<\/a> that George was “in stable condition at a Detroit hospital” and would be “undergoing an MRI tonight.”<\/p>\n

This story has been updated with new information.<\/p>\n

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