His promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing confirmed via his son Nathan Lewkowicz the development would mean the end of Abdusalamov's boxing career, in a situation very similar to the retired boxer Z Gorres who later recovered.
The winner was to face then IBF super flyweight titlist Dimitri Kirilov of Russia who would later be dethroned by Darchinyan on August 2, 2008.
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In February 2010, Gorres was well enough to fly home to the Philippines, where he was greeted at the airport by Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.