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Deontay Wilder will need a third previously unknown procedure on his right hand to remove pins that will likely sideline him for the rest of 2016, Wilder told ******.com on Wednesday.
The heavyweight titleholder has had three procedures since he shattered his right hand and right biceps in his eighth-round stoppage of Chris Arreola on July 16, two on his right hand and one on his biceps. Wilder said in a phone interview that his hand will require one more surgery to remove pins that were inserted in his hand after the fight and that he said are still protruding from his hand. Wilder has been told the feeling of having the metal pins removed is the equivalent of having a tooth pulled.
The heavyweight titleholder has had three procedures since he shattered his right hand and right biceps in his eighth-round stoppage of Chris Arreola on July 16, two on his right hand and one on his biceps. Wilder said in a phone interview that his hand will require one more surgery to remove pins that were inserted in his hand after the fight and that he said are still protruding from his hand. Wilder has been told the feeling of having the metal pins removed is the equivalent of having a tooth pulled.
Deontay Wilder needs a third previously unknown procedure on right hand, likely out rest of 2016. My story: https://t.co/IlTa9pKlLj
— Mitchell Abramson (@mabramson13) August 10, 2016
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