Puerto Rican boxer Prichard Colon die 11 years afta brain injury wey e sustain from fight
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Prichard Colon, wey bin suffer severe brain injury during one fight for 2015 don die at di age of 33.
Na im papa, Richard, confam di tori on social media.
Colon collapse for im changing room afta di fight wit Terrell Williams.
Na during di fight im bin complain about repeated punches for di back of im head.
Di Puerto Rican bin suffer brain haemorrhage and afta im do operation to reduce di brain swelling im bin enta coma for 221 days.
Colon live di rest of im life like vegetable - im no fit waka or tok - and im bin need 24-hour care.
"Good morning, my pipo. I regret to inform you of di departure of my son Prichard from dis earthly world," Na wetin Richard Colon write for Facebook.
"Now im dey for beta world. I bin do evritin possible to fulfil im wish, im dream to come on vacation to Puerto Rico na im desire, but e no fit happun.
"Tank you for so many years of love and prayers. As much as you fit, abeg keep us for your prayers."
Colon bin dey undefeated for 16 fights wit 13 wins by knockout bifor im face Williams in Fairfax, Virginia.
During di light-middleweight contest, Colon bin appear to dey struck for di back of im head on several occasions and Williams bin deduct point for illegal blows.
Colon bin remove two points for one low blow and dem bin knock am down for di ninth.
Im bin believe say di fight don end, Colon corner team bin remove im gloves and dem kon disqualify am.
Im parents bin file lawsuit wey dey seek more dan $50m (£37m) in damages against di ringside doctor and promoters wey dey connected wit di fight.
Dem neva still settle di lawsuit
'A true warrior'
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Dem born Colon for Florida but im bin move to Puerto Rico wen im dey 10 years, and im bin show great promise as teenager and win national titles for two weight divisions.
Im bin also box for di Brazil pre-Olympics wit di aim to qualify for di 2012 Games for London, but im lose for di quarter-finals. Im enta di professional ranks for im first match for 2013.
"Na true warrior in evri sense of di word, Prichard leave us wit strong lessons about life, resilience, and our sport," na wetin di WBA post on X.
"Rest in peace, champion."
For 2021, Colon bin get honorary WBC world champion by president of di sanctioning body Mauricio Sulaiman.
"Eleven years of fighting like a true champion receiving di unconditional love from your mama Nieves, your papa and so many friends wey bin care for Prichard Colon and we no go forget am," Sulaiman write on X.
