UPDATED: Australian heavyweight champion Justis Huni is “doing well” after the undefeated star was rushed to hospital in “severe pain” this morning.
The Queensland fighter attended a Brisbane hospital on Monday night but was sent home, only for his family to send for an ambulance on Tuesday morning.
It was suspected the boxer had a severe case of appendicitis but after receiving the test results, the Huni camp is relieved it’s nothing serious.
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“Justis is doing well it looks like it’s just a bad case of stomach cramps or a bug that’s going around at the moment,” Huni’s father Rocki told Wide World of Sports via his son’s promoter Dean Lonergan.
“Did all the tests and it’s come back perfect.”
It comes days after Huni won his 10-round fight against tough Kiwi Kiki Leutele via unanimous decision.
The Queenslander confirmed after the bout that he’d hurt his hand with reports he may have a fracture.
It’s been a tough year for Huni who has battled injury and illness and been unable to achieve his goal of seven fights in 2022 as a result.
The hand injury might be the same one he experienced against Paul Gallen in 2021, Huni said after the fight.
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