Aussie boxing legend Jeff Fenech is rushed to hospital with a mystery infection – and could need a second round of heart surgery
- Fenech, 59, was admitted to hospital in Sydney on Tuesday
- Doctors fear the infection could spread from his heart
- Champ underwent life-saving heart surgery in 2019
Australian former world boxing champion Jeff Fenech has been hospitalized with a mystery infection that he fears will require a second round of heart surgery.
The country’s greatest ever fighter has undergone emergency heart tests at a private hospital in Sydney’s west after his body temperature reached almost 40 degrees.
‘I feel bad. I’m as sick as a dog. I have a mysterious infection,ā the 59-year-old said News Corp.
Fenech (pictured with his daughter Kayla, left, and wife Suzee, right) is desperate to avoid another round of open heart surgery as doctors run tests to find the source of his infection
The 59-year-old (pictured with wife Suzee) said he is ‘sick as a dog’ due to a ‘mysterious infection’
‘They think it has something to do with my heart and valves. They did a lot of tests. I don’t know yet what the results will be.’
The former three-weight world champion revealed he was admitted to hospital for the first time on Tuesday after experiencing a high temperature of up to 39.8 degrees for 12 days.
He also has a very inflamed and swollen wrist, which doctors believe could be the result of an infection spreading throughout his body through the valves in his heart.
Fenech is desperate to avoid another surgical procedure after undergoing life-saving open heart surgery in Thailand in 2019.
The Marrickville Mauler is pictured recovering from life-saving open heart surgery in Thailand in 2019
The Hall of Fame boxer is desperate to avoid another operation after suffering a massive shock while in Thailand for training camp (pictured)
He needed that procedure while battling pneumonia, with the operation forcing him to miss his daughter Jess’s wedding.
The ‘Marrickville Mauler’ began coughing up blood and suffered a shaking fit before being admitted to hospital in Bangkok where doctors performed a five-hour operation, draining fluid from the boxing legend’s lungs and replacing his heart valve.
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