26.08.06: Berlin cruiserweight Marco Heinichen today left the hospital again after a successful operation on his left elbow was performed earlier this week. The southpaw had been bothered by on-and-off pain in his arm, which even restricted him from fully using his jab. When loose bone splitters were discovered in the 32-year-old's elbow, Heinichen's doctor insisted on immediate surgery.

 

"It all went perfect, and I will start running again on Monday," Heinichen enthusiastically said upon leaving the hospital care, "I can't wait to get into the gym again, because I'm really getting a kick at the thought of using my lead hand again completely painfree in a long time." Trainer Detlef Kumm and manager Olaf Schroeder, of Fight Production, admitted they had long pushed their charge to do something about the hurting elbow, but that the fighter always figured a short rest would sort out the problem.

 

Heinichen had boxed twice this year, the last time in April when a closed eye forced him to surrender to world-ranked Pavel Melkomian, and his journeyman ledger now stands at 9-13-2 (5 KO's).