Breaking: Bleeding Nigerian boxer Sadiq suffers defeat, rushed to hospital

British boxer Umar Sadiq was reportedly rushed to hospital following his defeat to Fyodor Chudinov.

The 32-year-old needed oxygen and started to “cough up blood” after the fight in Khimki, near Moscow.

Umar, who represented Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics qualifiers in Cameroon, accepted a late-notice fight with the Russian champion which was staged at Khimki Basketball Center, Khimki, a satellite city of Moscow.

Sadiq was disorientated after the WBA gold belt showdown.

According to Russian source TASS, he fell ill during routine doping checks.

An ambulance was called as the super middleweight began to “cough up blood”.

There has been no update on his condition since he arrived at hospital in Russia.

Sadiq, who entered the bout with 10 wins under his belt, took the fight against Chudinov at short notice.

Speaking from his hotel room in Russia this week, he admitted preparations for the fight had been “very rushed”.

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