Prichard Colon's death has left the boxing world in shock. Amid this, a medical professional has revealed why there was no room for recovery left after Terrel Williams left him injured.
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GooglePuerto Rican boxer Prichard Colon's death has left everyone shocked. The boxer had been suffering from the aftermath of an injury he sustained in 2015. Amid his passing, questions around his vegetative state have also garnered immense attention, and a medical professional has now reflected on why there was no room left for his recovery after the deadly Terrel Williams match over a decade ago.
Prichard Colon's death has brought back the conversation around the boxer's last match that ended his career and eventually his life. According to reports, Colon ended up in a vegetative state after his boxing match with Terrel Williams in 2015. It was Williams' punches to the back of his head that led to the injuries. However, even after a decade of treatment, his condition did not change.
Immediately after the fight, Prichard Colon spent 211 days in a coma. Though doctors were able to save his life, he never returned to normal. For the rest of his life, he continued to battle complications arising from the illness. However, now the key question is: what exactly happened on October 17, 2015? According to reports, despite the injury, the match did not end, and Prichard Colon had to keep fighting till a confusion over the gloves led to his disqualification.
He even walked away from the ring on his own, telling his mother at one point that he felt "dizzy." Now, after his passing, Dr Jason R Williams has reacted to the medical issues behind his passing. The California-based oncologist who runs Williams Cancer Institute revealed the real impact of Terrell Williams' punches on Prichard Colon's head. In a post on X, Dr Williams revealed Colon had started bleeding long before the fight eventually ended and he received medical care.
However, the damage had been done by then, and the pressure from the blood killed his brain tissue. Dr Jason R Williams pointed out how Prichard Colon "did what a fighter is supposed to do. He reported the fouls to the one person who could stop them. It didn't save him." He further pointed out how once the brain tissue is damaged, there is nothing that can be done to fix it and penned:
"Those punches land where the spine meets the brainstem, and the skull barely covers that spot. The bleed that started there had nowhere to go. Trapped blood builds pressure. Pressure kills brain tissue. Brain tissue does not come back. Surgeons saved his life that night, but no treatment in medicine could return what the bleed took. He spent 221 days in a coma and the next decade unable to walk or speak, while his parents cared for him around the clock."
While Prichard Colon was not able to survive the lethal punches thrown at him by Terrel Williams, the aftermath of his injuries had a deep impact on the boxing world. Dr Jason R Williams also addressed the changes that were made after Colon's injuries and penned:
"Boxing learned from him. In 2016, the WBC put a zero-tolerance rule on those punches and named it after him. Fighters are safer today because of what he lost. Once brain damage runs this deep, we cannot treat our way out of it. Prevention is the only cure."
RIP, Prichard Colon.
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