In last Thursday’s fight against Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela (26-3-1, 16 KOs), called off by the referee, Yves Ulysse Jr (22-3, 12 KOs) suffered an injury to his left ankle. A medical exam and an x-ray confirmed that the break was quite severe and that the Quebec boxer will need to go under the knife.

The surgery will be performed today, and consists of inserting metal plates and screws to stabilize the ankle. After surgery, Ulysse will have several months of physiotherapy ahead of him to regain complete mobility in his ankle and fully recover.

In what turned out to be a shocking result, Ulysse was stopped in the first round by Valenzuela, who displayed his power in several past fights - like dropping Montana Love in a close points loss in 2022.

Ulysse was clipped hard on the inside and went down hard. He beat the count on very unsteady legs and the contest was quickly waved off.

Entering the fight, Ulysse built up a four fight win streak since lost a twelve round unanimous decision to veteran Ismael Barroso in 2019. He seemed to be inching closer to a world title eliminator, but now has to return to the back of the line.