Margarito (38-7, 27 knockouts) did not attend the post-fight press conference after losing to Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs), who was already the WBO welterweight (147 pounds) king and earned his eighth crown in as many different weight classes.
Instead, Margarito was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital, where the massive cut and swelling beneath his right eye socket was examined, and, where he will remain for through at least Tuesday, when he is expected to receive surgery to repair the damage, Diaz said.
"Antonio suffered a broken right orbital. Unfortunately, the eye muscle is lodged in that fracture and needs to be surgically repaired," Diaz said in a text message to FanHouse.
"The doctor mentioned that it is a common injury and that there is nothing to be worried about," said Diaz. "Due to the swelling around the injured eye, the doctor cannot perform the surgery until Tuesday. He'll be hospitalized until Wednesday."
Margarito's right eye revealed a cut from an uppercut in the fourth round against Pacqauiao, and both eyes were nearly closed shut by the ninth round.
Pacquiao eased up and actually tried to appeal for a stoppage to referee Laurence Cole, who twice stopped the action in the 10th and 11th rounds to examine Margarito's face, holding up fingers and presumably asking him if he could still see.
"In the ninth round and in the 10th round, I looked at his eyes and at his face and I took pity on him, because his eyes were closing up," Pacquiao said. "He had really, really bad cuts around his eyes."
"I told the referee, 'Look at his eyes, look at his cuts,'" Pacquiao said. "I did not want to damage him permanently. That's not what boxing is about."
Source: boxing.fanhouse.com
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