Boxer D*mn Near Blows His Face Off While Using A Pressure Cooker! 

Cuban professional boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux, a former world champion in the bantamweight and super bantamweight classes, suffered serious eye injuries as the result of a cooking accident at his home in Miami.

Rigondeaux’s manager, Alex Bornote, said that a pressure cooker exploded in the ex-champion’s face.

“When the pot exploded and we saw how Rigondeaux was left, we thought the worst,” Bornote told Jorge Ebro of El Nuevo Herald (h/t TMZ Sports), “because his face and eyes looked very bad as a result of the impact of the explosion.”

Bornote added they are hopeful tests reveal Rigondeaux can recover soon, but a lengthy surgery and recovery process could be in the works if tests show significant damage.<span;>As noted by Ebro (h/t Hans Themistode of Boxing Insider), Rigondeaux was left with just 20 percent of his vision after the accident.

Rigondeaux is one of the most accomplished bantamweight fighters this century. He won Olympic gold in the bantamweight class at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Games. Rigondeaux also took home World Championship gold at bantamweight in 2001 and 2005.

Professionally, the 41-year-old has gone 20-3 with one no-contest. He started his career with 17 straight wins, a stretch that included a WBA super bantamweight title-match victory over Rico Ramos in January 2012.

Paul Kasabian