Anthony Ogogo hopes to continue his career next year after revealing he has a double fracture of his eye socket.
Great Britain's 2012 Olympic bronze medallist suffered the first defeat of his professional career when his corner pulled him out in the eighth round of a middleweight bout against Craig Cunningham in Birmingham on Saturday.
Ogogo (11-1, 7 KOs), who was knocked down by a right hook in the second round, had been suffering from blurred vision and an eye specialist confirmed on Monday the Lowestoft boxer may have sustained the injury before fighting Cunningham.
"After seeing an eye specialist today it turns out that I have fractured my eye socket in two places," Ogogo said. "Given this my vision and balance were affected to the point that I had to be pulled out.
"As soon as I went back to the corner after the first round I realised something was wrong, although at the time was unaware of the extent of it."
Ogogo, 27, is now ruled out until the latter half of 2017 at least after the latest setback in a career blighted by injuries.
"This is obviously an incredibly tough time for me," said Ogogo. "I have overcome a lot of adversity previously and now face an uncertain time in terms of my eyesight with now another mountain to climb.
"However, I am ready for the challenge and will be giving everything I have to get back in the ring and to achieve my full potential."