I thought that was what his trainer said too.The more recent news articles say it was a laceration and not a busted eardrum.
It reminded me a lot of AJ/Ruiz as well.His team said he just had a cut in his ear... I noticed his legs being a bit off at the end of the first. I think he just never recovered from that first knockdown, similar to the AJ/Ruiz fight.
Said that to my wife last night. Crazy. I couldn't tell if it was from there or not, the upper ear also had some swelling like a bit of cauliflower too, so maybe that. But it was a minor thing on the ear, not internal. And my first thought/comment was "gauges".Boxing - the best sport to partake in and have ear gauges.