Former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi is contemplating his future in bare knuckle.
“The Magic Man” won his BKB debut last Saturday, winning a split decision over Tyler Goodjohn at BKB 47 in Leeds.
Malignaggi boxed well early but was hurt by Goodjohn in the fourth round. Paulie said he had trouble seeing from his eye after an accidental eye poke.
He went on to win the fight but took a lot of damage. Malignaggi had facial cuts and said he broke his ribs against Goodjohn.
Paulie is thinking about his next move.
“I have time to decide, to see how my eye is – and my ribs, hands and hip,” Malignaggi told BoxingScene Today.
“I think I can get a belt in BKB. There may be a place for me in Misfits. But can my hands last six rounds? And the eye pokes causing retinal damage. Do I want the risk?”
Malignaggi is not the only boxer to have second thoughts about fighting bare knuckle.
Former world champion and Olympian James Degale quickly retired from bare knuckle, the day after winning his debut at a BKFC event in Manchester.
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