'Created a monster': What happened next after Tyson Pedro's gruesome injury

Tyson Pedro is adamant that he has fully recovered from the gruesome injury that delayed his professional boxing debut for five months.

The former UFC star was supposed to fight Paul Gallen slayer Kris Terzievski on June 12 but the Australian fractured his elbow when a punch went horribly wrong in training.

Pedro later shared an image of the painful moment that he captioned: "not the way you want to see your arm going."

Ex-UFC star Tyson Pedro will face Kris Terzievski on November 20 in his pro boxing debut. Watch live and exclusive on Stan Sport

Understandably, there were some dark moments in the immediate aftermath but Pedro and Terzievski have been able to reschedule their Uncaged showdown for November 20 at Penrith Leagues Club.

The WBC International Bridgerweight title will go on the line.

"I'm not gonna lie. I went through a bit of hell and back again to get back to this point, to get to 100 per cent," Pedro said.

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"So thank you, Kris, for waiting for me to make sure this fight can happen. Thank you to WBC for keeping that belt on the line.

"Thank you to Stan Sport for believing in me and making sure that this fight happened before the end of the year. But I think this gave me a bit of clarity and allowed me to do what I originally wanted to do. And that was, one, to have the fight in Penrith.

"We just won the (NRL) premiership, and it's my hometown, so it makes sense. And, two, I wanted to do this for free.

"I wanted to bring this back to the people, I wanted to give boxing back. I didn't want it to look like I'm coming over for a money grab.

"I want to come show you that I'm going to box and I'm coming to bring this to you guys, for the people. So what I've put myself through - I'm excited to show you what I'm going to do."

The fight is not pay-per-view and will be available to all Stan subscribers.

The 33-year-old's career has been littered with brutal injuries and Pedro admitted he "went through some shit" after going under the knife yet again to repair the elbow as well as reattach a ligament.

"With my other injuries, I probably delayed it more, just for my mental state. But this made me push through things that I didn't think I could have. So it made me grow as a person," he said.

"It created a monster that I didn't know I had in me. And now I get to show Kris that monster."

Pedro is beloved in Penrith and the feeling is mutual.

He is also a popular figure across the wider Sydney sports landscape and Paul Gallen, Josh Addo-Carr and Nedd Brockmann were among those to attend a recent press conference.

The original fight was to be held at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion but Pedro is thrilled to be taking the show out west.

"This will be the smallest crowd I've fought in front of in a long time, but probably the most important fight of my career. To do it in Penrith - I've been there holding open the cage doors for my dad (MMA trailblazer John Pedro) beforehand, so it's a full circle moment."

He bristled at suggestions that the injury setback might limit his capability against Australian heavyweight champion Terzievski (12-1).

"Everything's perfect. I promise you I wouldn't be taking this fight if I thought I was gonna give him an 80 per cent Tyson. We're coming in to put on the best fight in Australia."