Prichard Colon dies from boxing injury that resulted in 221-day coma

Prichard Colon suffered neurological damage that required emergency surgery following a boxing bout in 2015. Former boxer Prichard Colon has died at the age of 33, 11 years after sustaining life-changing brain injuries in the ring. The Puerto Rican was one of the sport’s rising stars when he was left comatose for 221 days following a fight with United States boxer Terence Williams in 2015. The super-welterweight bout in October 2015 was awarded to Williams in the ninth round on disqualification after Colon’s team removed his gloves, with the fighter complaining of dizziness. Colon alleged during the fight that Williams had repeatedly struck him on the back of the head, an illegal punch in boxing known as “rabbit punches”.

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