Andrew Golota nursing multiple injuries

Golota was taken by his wife to Resurrection Medical Centre on Chicago’s Northwest side after they returned home Saturday morning.

Dr Wesley Yapor, a neuro surgeon treating Golota, said the fighter sustained a concussion, a fractured left cheekbone and a herniated disc between the fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae.

Yapor, who shared a conference call with Mariola Golota, said the 32-year-old fighter was fitted with a cervical collar and will need therapy.“If the symptoms persist, he might need surgery,” said Yapor who indicated Golota could be released early in the week.

After an MRI, it was thought there was a little bleeding in the brain, and that does appear to be the case, according to Yapor.“It’s not uncommon for people who sustain serious head injuries to have a cervical injury,” said Yapor, explaining that all head injuries are considered serious.

Asked if Golota could fight again, Yapor said, “That’s a difficult question to answer. My goal is to get him to where he would have no restrictions.” “There’s no question he sustained a concussion from headows,” Yapor said.Golota was knocked down by a right to the head late in the first round. He also complained of several head butts by Tyson, one of which apparently opened a cut over his left eye.

“If he had sustained another serious blow to the head he could have become paralysed,” Yapor said. “"There’s no way I would have allowed him to enter the ring for the second round.”Golota, however, did not complain to a ringside physician about being in distress.