Boxer Jay Oppetia fought to win the Cruiserweight Championship with Mairis Briedis, despite a broken jaw in the second round.
The Australian pulled to win the IBF and Ring Cruiserweight titles with a unanimous point decision.
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This is despite the fact that a 27-year-old man was suspected of having a broken jaw early in the hold-ban battle with three-time champion Briedis.
The contest ended 10 minutes before midnight on Saturday as the operator overcame the injury and won.
Briedis hit the operator during the match, only losing to Oleksandr Usyk in his 29-round professional career.
One of his punches seemed to knock out the operating mouthguard and broke his jaw.
And in the tenth round, Briedis’s punch lost the operator’s leg.
The 27-year-old managed to hit himself early in the fight and appeared to have broken Briedis’s nose in the fourth round.
But in front of his home crowd on the Gold Coast, the new World Champion became a soldier to unanimously win at points 116-112, 115-113, 116-112.
The operator was reportedly unable to speak in a post-combat interview and eventually left the ring for medical treatment.
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The operator’s record is currently 22-0 and his name has 17 knockouts.
The defeat of Australia and Usyk means Briedis’ record was 28-2 and he won 20 knockouts.
Usyk will face Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia next month.