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No improvement in condition of hospitalized boxer Adonis Stevenson

No improvement in condition of hospitalized boxer Adonis Stevenson | iNFOnews.ca
Ring doctor Marc Gagne, left, checks on Adonis Stevenson, of Montreal, after he was knocked out by Oleksandr Gvozdyk of Ukraine in their Light Heavyweight WBC championship fight, Saturday, December 1, 2018 in Quebec City. Stevenson has regained consciousness after being in a medically induced coma for three weeks following a knockout loss on Dec. 1. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

MONTREAL – There has been no improvement in Adonis Stevenson’s condition since doctors sedated him and placed him on mechanical ventilation after a Dec. 1 knockout loss, the boxer’s promoter said Thursday.

“He still needs mechanical assistance to breathe, and he has not regained consciousness,” Yvon Michel said, adding that Stevenson, 41, remains in intensive care at Quebec City’s Hopital de l’Enfant-Jesus. “When we visit him, we cannot stay with him for long, and the doctors do not venture an opinion on what lies ahead.”

Stevenson’s condition deteriorated after he was helped into the dressing room following the fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk of Ukraine at the Videotron Centre, and he was transported to hospital by ambulance.

He was admitted with a traumatic brain injury that required rapid neurosurgery, intensive care specialist Dr. Alexis Turgeon told reporters Dec. 5. Turgeon said the majority of patients suffer lasting effects from such injuries.

The hospital has not provided an official update on Stevenson’s condition since.

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