Johnny Fisher suffered horror BLOOD CLOT in his ear… but says he had worse injuries during his ‘posh' rugby career
JOHNNY FISHER suffered a terrifying BLOOD CLOT in his ear against Dave Allen - but that was nothing compared to his days playing rugby.
Fisher was dropped in round five against Allen and battled back to leave Saudi Arabia with a controversial split-decision.
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But that was not before checking into a local hospital in Riyadh for a brain scan and procedure to drain blood from his left ear.
The fearless Romford Bull now rematches Allen on Saturday back at his adopted London home of the Copper Box - six months after their thriller.
Fisher said: "I got the blood drain off the back of my ear and they did a scan just check which is how it should be.
"I mean, I'm a massive rugby fan and the the head injury assessments that have come in for that, they're very good.
"Because you don't know, it's not so much what happens immediately after, it's what happens in the years down the line.
"It's good that the medical professionals are taking every single precaution because we do go in there and we do have a dangerous job, but that's what we sign up for."
before turning professional in 2021 post-lockdown.
But he had to leave his aspirations of becoming a rugby star behind - having been through more wars on the pitch than the ring.
Fisher said: "A few more scuffs and a few more broken thumbs and shoulders and people doing the dark arts during the scrums and stuff.
"That was a dangerous place, even with the posh boys at Exeter uni!"
'You can't be any good' - Dave Allen fires brutal dig at Johnny Fisher ahead of Copper Box rematch
Fisher, 26, was knocked down by Allen, 33, having switched off in the centre of the ring after a clinch.
But the former second-row vows not to drop the ball this time despite the threat of a raucous East London atmosphere.
He said: "I'm ready to be dragged in and just stand in the middle of the ring.
"You couldn't knock me out last time, so what makes you think you're gonna do it this time?
"And I ain't got a blood clot on my ear, I'm not listening to you say break in the middle of the ring.
"He caught me with a shot, he said break, and I went and he got caught me with a left hook.
"I was just stupid, stupid from me. If that don't happen, it's a different story."
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