Stevenson remains in the intensive care

Adonis Stevenson fell into a coma after a knockout loss to Oleksandr Gvozdyk in a fight for the WBC title in Quebec. The 41-year-old Canadian experienced a serious head injury and is currently unable to breathe on his own.

After the fight Stevenson was taken to the hospital, where he was put into a medically induced coma. Stevenson owned the belt for five years, it was his 10th defense and first defeat in 8 years. Gvozdyk has 16 victories and not a single defeat.

"Mr. Stevenson underwent surgery on the night of Saturday to Sunday and has since been admitted to the intensive care unit. He suffers from severe traumatic brain injury. His situation is still stable under the circumstances, but critical," said Turgeon, of The Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, during a public update on Stevenson.

"His condition requires mechanical respiratory assistance, deep sedation and specialized neurological monitoring. It is too early to comment on Mr. Stevenson's long-term prognosis. I urge the media to be very cautious about distributing medical information that does not come from an official medical source.”