Cyrus Pattinson has been ruled out of his rematch with Conah Walker after suffering an eye injury during training.
The 10-round welterweight bout was due to headline Matchroom’s NXTGEN card in Newcastle on February 10, but in a now-deleted tweet, Pattinson said:
“Two weeks before Christmas I came out of a sparring session with double vision. After 6 hours in the RVI, the results of a CT scan showed bleeding from trauma behind my right eye. After 5 weeks wearing a patch, unable to train and with no signs of improvement, I was pulled from my next fight on February 10.”
Pattinson (6-1, 4 KOs) has become one of the most exciting fighters in British boxing over the past year. He emerged victorious after engaging in a war with former British champion Chris Jenkins in March, but in August, an inspired Walker (12-2-1, 4 KOs) proved too strong and relentless and knocked down Pattinson three times. , forcing his corner to retire him after eight violent rounds. It was a shocking loss, but Pattinson seemed determined to get revenge.
The 29-year-old had begun preparations for the rematch when the injury occurred, but the health of his damaged eye must now take priority.
