THOMAS CARTY was taken to hospital after his stunning tumble out of the ring against Dave Allen.
Carty FELL THROUGH THE ROPES in the first round of his Dublin dust-up with the fan favourite, which took place moments before Katie Taylor’s retirement fight.
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The Irishman fell out of the ring and hit his head on a table after being struck with a clubbing blow to the back of the head during a clinch.
Medics tended to the fallen Carty, who was briefly stuck in a stool, and gave him oxygen before transporting him to the hospital.
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The 30-year-old underwent a brain scan, which thankfully discovered he’d miraculously avoided any serious injuries.
A statement from Carty’s team read: “After just one minute and 30 seconds of Round 1 Thomas Carty had received 2 illegal blows to the back of his head in last night’s contest at Croke Park on the Katie Taylor undercard.
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“The second blow causing Thomas a momentarily lapse forcing Thomas to reach for the ropes to regain his balance and the loose ropes gave way propelling Thomas head first out of the ring causing him to strike his head on a ringside table.
“In turn this caused Thomas a suspected concussion and unfortunately an end to this fight on instructions from the ringside Doctor.
“After spending time at the hospital and receiving a brain scan Thomas is now at home recovering and more importantly healthy.”
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Carty has yet to speak on the unfortunate ending to the fight, which was ruled a no-contest.
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A stunned Allen took to his YouTube channel to express his dismay at the outcome and reveal his plans to overturn the result.
He said: “It wasn’t a big shot, I tried to clip him round the ear as I always do, and he’s turned his head into it. It’s gone round the back of the head.
“From there on, I don’t know. It’s not for me to say what’s happened.
“He’s a good guy, I do like him … I’ve caught him behind the head, not on purpose, he’s turned into and he’s gone through the ropes.
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“At the time, I said to the referee, ‘Are you not going to count?’ If that was in the middle of the ring I’d have won by stoppage.
“I lost my rag a little and said, ‘Look, he’s jumped out the f***ing ring.’ I couldn’t quite believe it, really, I was a bit shocked.
“It is a no contest. I probably will speak to the boxing board and ask if it can be overturned to a win.
“People might say what for, but I felt I was going to win the fight.
“In there, I just felt a bit too strong and rough for him, and I thought this is only going to go one way. This is going to be over very quickly.”