Boxer left with 'worst injury ever' as doctors call fight to an immediate stop

Featherweight fighter Zak Miller suffered two monstrous lumps that left his head severely deformed.

Ringside doctors took one glance at Zak Miller's deformed head before calling the fight off (Image: Getty Images)

Zak Miller's injuries during his fight in Manchester left boxing fans feeling sick and saw his bout against Gully Powar immediately stopped. Miller developed two enormous swellings that left his head severely deformed. Medical officials took one look at Miller's distorted skull in the tenth round and immediately halted his vacant British title clash against Gully Powar at Manchester's AO Arena on Saturday night.

The problem initially emerged at the end of the seventh round when an unintentional head collision created a bleeding wound and triggered an alarming bump above Miller's left eyebrow.

By the ninth round, a second frightening haematoma had formed on the other side of his forehead, leaving the injured fighter pushing through intense pain.

Although Miller courageously pleaded to continue the fight, ringside commentators Ade Oladipo and Carl Frampton were rendered speechless by the sheer magnitude of the inflammation.

Oladipo said on the broadcast: "I've seen some hematomas in the sport, but that is one of the worst I've ever seen."

Former world champion Frampton added: "That is the worst I've ever seen. That was shocking, you have to feel for the kid, he was in a lot of pain."

Zak Miller was left with two monstrous lumps on his head (Image: Getty Images)

Zak Miller and Gully Powar embrace after the British featherweight title fight in Manchester (Image: Getty Images)

Since the bout-ending damage resulted from an accidental collision rather than legitimate strikes, the compelling contest went down to the judges' scorecards.

And Miller endured a crushing double blow, dropping a wafer-thin technical unanimous decision (96-95, 97-95, 96-94) as Powar claimed the British featherweight belt.

Shocked fans watched the Joshua Buatsi vs Willy Hutchinson undercard took to social media in utter disbelief, with many expressing concern for Miller's welfare.

One commented: "Please get that man to the hospital immediately. That is so bad."

Another stated: "I've never seen someone's head like this, he doesn't even look like he did before the fight."

A third remarked: "Bloody hell, that man needs a brain scan immediately."

Others challenged why the bout was permitted to continue into the tenth round, with one writing: "Crazy for the corner and doctor not to stop it earlier. Hopefully it isn't anything more serious."

Featherweight fighter Zak Miller suffered two monstrous lumps that left his head severely deformed.

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