Shadasia Green had brain bleed, ‘no surgery needed’

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 17: Shadasia Green lands a left hand to the head of Lani Daniels during their IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine championship bout at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden on April 17, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Shadasia Green says she’s recovering in the hospital, and that she did suffer from a brain bleed in this past Saturday night’s fight with Lani Daniels.

Green was taken from the ring on a stretcher after being stopped in the ninth round. She had looked exhausted and slow in the eighth round, with Daniels taking full control of the fight, and was only able to get up off of her stool to start round nine. She didn’t move from her corner, allowing Daniels to come in and unload with a series of punches, eventually forcing referee Eric Dali to step in and stop the fight 24 seconds into the round.

The 36-year-old Green (16-2, 11 KO) lost the IBF and WBO super middleweight titles, but more importantly is getting better after a really scary scene in New York.

“I wanna thank everybody for prayers and (support),” she wrote on social media. I was winning the fight until my injury got the best of me! I’m current in the hospital in ICU with blood on my brain! … No surgery needed, taking medication to decrease it.”

It remains to be seen if Green will be able to fight again, but it’s not impossible. It would be a risk, obviously, and more likely than not she won’t fight again for at least a year, and states with more demanding or serious medical guidelines may refuse to issue her a license at all.

Whatever does or doesn’t happen with her career, it’s great to hear that Shadasia is healing up, and we wish her all the best.