Boxer suffers horrific freak injury as he ruptures bicep mid-fight and is left with huge lump in arm

BOXING ace Nick Jones suffered such a horror injury mid-fight that the referee was forced to call for the bell. Jones, 39, took on Federico Pacheco on Saturday in a crunch heavyweight bout. Nick Jones ruptured his bicep during his fight against Federico Pacheco Credit: Facebook Jones sustained the freak injury during the second round Credit: X But the fight had to be called off in the second round after the American bruiser sustained a very unusual injury. Jones went for a right hook but suddenly pulled back and informed both referee Thomas Taylor as well as Pacheco, 22, that something went wrong. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Taylor went to check on the heavyweight who informed him he couldn’t continue. And the camera zoomed in on Jones’ right arm that carried a huge lump on his bicep. Matchroom Boxing then announced that the Jackson, Mississippi native ruptured his bicep during the encounter. Pacheco was thus awarded the victory via technical knockout. Boxing enthusiasts were left shocked by the incident and took to social media. One fan tweeted: “Absolutely gruesome.” Most read in Boxing WORLD CUP 2026 FREE BETS AND SIGN UP OFFERS Another commented: “Happens. Seen it before in the gym.” A third wrote: “Bicep goes mid-punch? That’s a new level of bad luck.” This a said: “Damn that’s unfortunate. Hope dude bounces back from that.” That one added: ‘Good call ref.” And a comment read: “That was wild…” Jones informed both Pacheco and referee Thomas Taylor that something was wrong Credit: X Taylor then called for the bell with Pacheco beating Jones via technical knockout Credit: X Comment now