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...But Sunday morning, Pacquiao was hit by a potentially-devastating 1-2 punch. He discovered he had suffered an injury to his left eye in the bout that caused him to tell friends he had lost some vision in the eye. And before he returned to his home in Los Angeles, LAPD officers called to tell him his house had been burglarized while he was in Las Vegas.
According to a member of Pacquiao’s camp who requested anonymity, the 40-year-old welterweight champ stayed up all night after the Broner bout playing chess, but complained of pain and vision loss in his left eye on Sunday morning. “He told me it was like covering one eye with his hand,’’ the source said.
Pacquiao was scheduled to fly home to the Philippines on Monday to be examined by an eye specialist. According to the first camp source, the fear is that Pacquiao may have suffered a detached retina, an injury that would likely derail a proposed July rematch with Mayweather and could potentially end his career.
Another camp member told the Daily News the injury was relatively minor, a corneal scratch from the tape on one of Broner’s gloves, an injury Pacquiao has suffered in previous fights.
According to a member of Pacquiao’s camp who requested anonymity, the 40-year-old welterweight champ stayed up all night after the Broner bout playing chess, but complained of pain and vision loss in his left eye on Sunday morning. “He told me it was like covering one eye with his hand,’’ the source said.
Pacquiao was scheduled to fly home to the Philippines on Monday to be examined by an eye specialist. According to the first camp source, the fear is that Pacquiao may have suffered a detached retina, an injury that would likely derail a proposed July rematch with Mayweather and could potentially end his career.
Another camp member told the Daily News the injury was relatively minor, a corneal scratch from the tape on one of Broner’s gloves, an injury Pacquiao has suffered in previous fights.
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