THANET boxer Takaloo is this week waiting for the results of a scan on his injured right wrist damaged in his points victory over Jose Rosa Gomez last month.

The WBU world-light middleweight champion from Margate has seen a specialist after suffering a hairline fracture of the scaphoid which marred his latest success over the rugged Argentinian based Dominican Republican at the York Hall in Bethnal Green.

He had it put in a protective cast immediately after the fight, but two weeks on seems happy enough. He said: “I have been using the hand, but I don’t think I am ready to throw any punches with it just yet.”

Despite the injury Takaloo, 27, is already looking ahead to his next title defence, pencilled in for September.

He said: “I am due to see Frank Warren to talk about my next fight, and discuss opponents. Hopefully the hand will heal up nicely and I will be back in action as soon as possible.”