BOXER Felix Diaz was forced into cancelling his comeback fight after suffering badly bruised testicles following a “major shot to the balls” in sparring.
The junior welterweight contender and 2008 Olympic gold medalist forget his protective cup in training camp.
And he paid the ultimate price when his partner caught him with a dirty low blow.
To make matters worse, not only did Diaz have to deal with the bruising – but also “a lot of swelling”.
Diaz, 34, from the Dominican Republic, was set to return to the ring in Cancun, Mexico.
But now he is out for Christmas and the New Year thanks to the unfortunate shot to the family jewels.
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Promoter Lou DiBella told ESPN: “He forgot his [protective] cup one day so he sparred without it and got nailed in the balls.
“It caused a real injury. He’s got badly bruised testicles.
“He took a major shot to the balls without a cup and it caused a lot of swelling.
“We were trying to get Felix a fight before the end of the year. He’s been eager to fight.
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“It’s a cringe-worthy injury but sometimes life’s a pain in the balls.
“He’ll be back when his balls are better, hopefully in January.”
Diaz suffered a tenth-round TKO when taking on world champion Terence Crawford last May in New York.
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