Heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek will return to action on Sept. 8 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., against an opponent to be determined, but a rematch with Eddie Chambers is off the table for now due to an injury.
Adamek, a former cruiserweight and light heavyweight world champion, claimed a 12-round unanimous decision against Chambers, a former heavyweight title challenger, on June 16 in a competitive fight that many believed Chambers deserved to win.
However, the possibility of an immediate rematch went away when Chambers was diagnosed with a torn tendon in his left biceps that will keep him out of action for at least two months.
It was clear that Chambers had suffered some sort of injury to his arm in the first round, and he did not use his left hand very much for the rest of the fight. Now, Chambers has his diagnosis and is headed for surgery.
"At the end of the first round, I felt something rip," Chambers said Thursday. "I remember thinking, 'Hey, that didn't feel right.' It turns out that I tore a tendon that connects my bicep to the bone. I am having surgery on Monday to repair that.
Adamek, a former cruiserweight and light heavyweight world champion, claimed a 12-round unanimous decision against Chambers, a former heavyweight title challenger, on June 16 in a competitive fight that many believed Chambers deserved to win.
However, the possibility of an immediate rematch went away when Chambers was diagnosed with a torn tendon in his left biceps that will keep him out of action for at least two months.
It was clear that Chambers had suffered some sort of injury to his arm in the first round, and he did not use his left hand very much for the rest of the fight. Now, Chambers has his diagnosis and is headed for surgery.
"At the end of the first round, I felt something rip," Chambers said Thursday. "I remember thinking, 'Hey, that didn't feel right.' It turns out that I tore a tendon that connects my bicep to the bone. I am having surgery on Monday to repair that.
