Ben Whittaker suffered an ankle sprain and will have further assessments on an aggravated neck injury after the bizarre conclusion to his bout in Riyadh on Saturday.
The fight between Whittaker and Liam Cameron ended in a draw after both crashed out of the ring.
Whittaker left the arena in a wheelchair and was taken to hospital for scans to his injured leg after he and Cameron grappled onto the ropes and tumbled over the top.
Cameron was sprawled on Whittaker as they fell on the outer canvas towards the end of the fifth round, with the latter unable to get up.
The bout was abandoned due to accidental injury and declared a technical split draw, with Whittaker 58-57 on one scorecard and Cameron ahead by the same score on another with the third tied 58-58 moving Whittaker's professional record to 8-1 and Cameron to 23-6-1.
His promoter Ben Shalom told Sky Sports: "Following the unprecedented incident that ended the match on Saturday night, Ben Whittaker is undergoing further assessments on his neck as a previous injury was aggravated by the fall.
"He also experienced an ankle sprain and will begin a rehab process as soon as he is cleared by doctors and is determined to be back in the ring as soon as possible."
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