Habazin's Trainer Sucker-Punched At Weigh-in After Argument With Claressa Shields’s Team

Major drama in Flint, Michigan where world champion Claressa Shields and challenger Ivana Habazin held the weigh-in leading up to their anticipated showdown....

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Someone sucker punched Habazin's trainer, Bashir Ali, moments before the fighters were supposed to take the scale at the Dort Federal Event Center in Flint. The punch left Ali unconscious and bleeding for a few minutes.

He suffered multiple facial fractures in the incident.

Habazin was extremely shaken up after the attack and stood by Ali's side while he received medical treatment at the arena. She accompanied Ali to a local hospital, where he was alert and expected to make a full recovery.

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(Terez Owens)