Johnny Fisher receives oxygen moments after win in first appearance on Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing

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Johnny Fisher got off to a winning start in his Zuffa Boxing debut this weekend.However, ‘The Romford Bull’ — who signed with Dana White’s promotion in July — looked incredibly exhausted after 10 rounds and needed oxygen when he left the ring.Fisher pushed himself to the limit to get over the line against Pirotton at the Copper Box ArenaGettyFisher started strong during his main event with Belgium’s Michael Pirotton at London’s Copper Box Arena, but lost his edge in the later rounds.The British heavyweight had cut his opponent above the left eye with some well-timed shots, putting him seemingly far ahead on the scorecards by the midway point.But Pirotton soon caught a second wind and toughed it out to force Fisher down to the wire.One judge scored the contest a 95-95 draw, while two ruled in favour of Fisher at 96-95 and 98-92.View Tweet: https://x.com/JohnnyFisherBox?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwAfter the fight, Fisher stepped out of the ring and went to speak with his social media-famous dad, John Fisher.But he needed a seat at ringside and medics quickly came to his attention with an oxygen mask.It was a worrying scene for the 27-year-old, who had previously gone the distance just once in 15 fights — the controversial split decision against Dave Allen in December 2024.Nonetheless, Fisher’s new boss was happy with his performance.White reacts to Fisher’s win“Obviously, a dominant performance from him,” the UFC head honcho said during the event’s post-fight press conference, where he also went on a rant about Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury.“He got tired in the last three rounds, but, yeah, a dominant performance.White plans to get Fisher back out as soon as possible for another UK main eventGetty“I agree, he looked exhausted — I haven’t seen or talked to him. Provided he’s 100 per cent health-wise, [the plan is] to turn him around and come back quick.“He just finished. I don’t have any specific plans for him other than we want to bring him back to the UK.”Former world champion Johnny Nelson believes Fisher ‘learned a lot about himself’ following his hard-fought win.“He’s still a novice, and he knows that,” Nelson said on the Sky Sports broadcast.“Now, he’ll have learned so much from that fight right there. One, the fact that he’s had to go the distance. Two, the fact that he’s shattered and three, the fact that he was on the negative end of the assault.“He’ll learn so much about himself, about what he’s got, what he’s capable of doing, what he’s not capable of doing, and how he’ll look at a fight.Fisher is now 15-1 (12 KOs) with his only loss coming in a rematch with Allen in May 2025Getty“Listen, he’s only been with his coach [Tony Sims] now for the last two fights — he’ll have learned a lot about himself this last fight, so it’s how he comes back for the next one.”Fisher has been linked to a potential domestic dust-up with Dillian Whyte, who told talkSPORT he would be more than happy to ‘bosh him properly’ if he got the call.White did not give anything away when asked about a future Fisher vs Whyte fight.Watch Boxing on DAZN*If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenueSign up to DAZN to access the definitive subscription for boxing fans.Upgrade to DAZN Ultimate from just £24.99/month, guaranteeing access to 185+ fights annually, a minimum of 12 pay-per-views at no extra cost, as well as every Lega Serie A match and other elite football access.Alternatively, DAZN Standard is just £15.99/month, with the caveat you will have to pay for pay-per-view events.Click here to sign up.