Umar Sadiq ‘hospitalised’ following defeat to Fyodor Chudinov with British boxer ‘coughing up blood’

British boxer Umar Sadiq is in hospital after coughing up blood and requiring oxygen following his defeat to Fyodor Chudinov, according to reports from Russia.

Sadiq reportedly fell ill immediately after his defeat by technical knockout the fight in Khimki, near Moscow.

And according to Russian outlet TASS, the 32-year-old super middleweight felt disorientated and was given immediate medical assistance by doctors minutes after the fight.

British boxer Umar Sadiq (above) is reportedly in hospital following defeat to Fyodor Chudinov

Reports in Russia claim the 32-year-old was coughing up blood and needed an oxygen mask

The report says an ambulance was then called after he fell ill during a routine doping control and he was reportedly then rushed to hospital.

‘Umar was hospitalized,’ a source was quoted as saying, with the routlet adding the boxer began to ‘cough up blood’.

However, no further details or updates on his current medical status were provided by the Russian publication.

Sadiq felt disorientated after the fight and felt ill again during a routine doping control

Sadiq’s defeat came just 40 seconds into round 12 of the WBA gold belt bout, but it represented just his second loss in a 12-fight career to date.

The Ilford boxer – who was born in Nigeria – has six knockouts among his 10 professional wins, and has been preparing for a British title shot against Lerrone Richards.

However, after discovering his fight with Richards would not take place in September, Sadiq decided to fight Chudinov.

Sadiq’s defeat after 40 seconds represented just his second loss in a 12-fight career to date

The British boxer was only informed of the fight three-and-a-half weeks ago, and after undergoing a coronavirus test and finalising an agreement last week he flew out to Russia. 

However, he came up short against former WBA world champion Chudinov, who is now on a nine-fight winning streak.

The Russian is pushing for a mandatory title challenge against current WBA champion Callum Smith, with his win on Friday making him the form runner to face the Brit next.