World title challenger Alejandra Ayala has undergone surgery after being stopped by champion Hannah Rankin on Friday.
Rankin was making a maiden defence of her WBA and super-welterweight titles against game challenger Ayala who caused the Scottish star problems in the early stages. However she was left badly hurt towards the end of the fight with the referee stopping the fight in the final round to hand Rankin the victory with her opponent hardly throwing back.
Fight promoter Dennis Hobson's Fight Academy has since released an update on Ayala's condition, tweeting in an official statement: "The thoughts and prayers of everyone at Dennis Hobson Promotions, FightZone and Fight Academy are with Alejandra Ayala. Following Friday's WBA and IBO world championship bout with Hannah Rankin, Alejandra was admitted to hospital in Glasgow where she has undergone surgery and is now reported to be in a stable condition.