{"id":737677,"date":"2026-08-14T10:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/737677\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:58:14","slug":"prichard-colon-dies-from-boxing-injury-that-resulted-in-221-day-coma-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/737677\/","title":{"rendered":"Prichard Colon dies from boxing injury that resulted in 221-day coma | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__subhead\">Prichard Colon suffered neurological damage that required emergency surgery following a boxing bout in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"avatar\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/kevin-hand\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PXL_20210627_155635971-1-1696493612.jpg\"   aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026<\/p>\n<p>Former boxer Prichard Colon has died at the age of 33, 11 years after sustaining life-changing brain injuries in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>The Puerto Rican was one of the sport\u2019s rising stars when he was left comatose for 221 days following a fight with United States boxer Terrel Williams in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list<\/p>\n<p>The super-welterweight bout in October 2015 was awarded to Williams in the ninth round on disqualification after Colon\u2019s team removed his gloves, with the fighter complaining of dizziness.<\/p>\n<p>Colon alleged during the fight that Williams had repeatedly struck him on the back of the head, an illegal punch in boxing known as \u201crabbit punches\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The referee for the bout awarded Colon one point as punishment to Williams after a complaint about one of the punches.<\/p>\n<p>Colon collapsed on return to his dressing room and was diagnosed with a subdural haematoma, and he underwent emergency brain surgery, after which he was comatose.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4853448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP569980242685-1786690300.jpg\" alt=\"Prichard Colon, left, exchanges punches with Daniel Calzada during a junior middleweight title boxing match, Saturday, April 11, 2015, at New York\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>Prichard Colon, left, in a junior middleweight bout with Daniel Calzada on April 11, 2015, in New York [Mary Altaffer\/AP]<\/p>\n<p>After awakening from the coma, the extent of Colon\u2019s neurological damage was fully understood and he required round-the-clock care for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n<p>His father, Richard Colon, announced his son\u2019s passing late on Thursday on Facebook: \u201cI regret to inform you of the passing of my son Prichard from this earthly world. Now he is in a better world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colon, who was at home with his family in Florida when he died, had an unbeaten boxing career of 16 fights, with 13 wins by knockout, prior to meeting with Williams.<\/p>\n<p>The bout in Fairfax, Virginia, US, has long haunted the sport with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2024\/12\/27\/should-boxing-be-banned-as-a-sport\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">questions regarding its safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Williams, who himself was a star of the sport at the time with a 15-0 fight card and 12 by knockout, fought again in 2017 and 2019, but said the events following the meeting with Colon affected his life and career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart dropped, my stomach dropped. I\u2019m praying for him multiple times daily to make a full recovery. I cannot enjoy this victory. I\u2019m worried about Prichard,\u201d Williams, who was 31 at the time, said shortly after the fight in an interview with The Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prichard Colon suffered neurological damage that required emergency surgery following a boxing bout in 2015. 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