Junior welterweight Luis Quinones died Thursday evening, 5 days after being hospitalized after a knockout loss to Jose Munoz in Barranquilla, Colombia. He was 25 years outdated.
His brother, Leonardo Quinones, introduced the passing on Fb.
“You went forward of us my loving brother, now you might be together with your heavenly father, whom you adored and served, I really like you my brother Luis Quinones, endlessly and ever in our hearts,” Leonardo wrote of his brother, who had been 10-0 previous to this defeat.
Within the eighth spherical of the Quinones-Munoz struggle, Munoz misplaced his mouthguard and referee Leonel Mercado despatched Quinones to a impartial nook so Munoz may get it again. When the bout resumed, Quinones, who was visibly stumbling within the ring, was knocked down.
He was faraway from the canvas on a stretcher as Munoz stopped celebrating to examine on him.
On the North Common Clinic in Barranquilla, he underwent surgical procedure for what was recognized as “neurological deterioration on account of head trauma because of traumatic contusions.” Docs additionally discovered a subdural hematoma, the place blood collects between the cranium and the mind, and carried out surgical procedure for that as properly.
A referee checked Luis Quinones earlier than his struggle towards Jose Munoz.
Munoz got here to examine on Quinones as he was attended to.
Paramedics took Quinones out of the ring in a stretcher.
Quinones was declared brain-dead on Thursday however was nonetheless linked to a respirator till his passing at midnight.
Cuadrilatero Boxing, the struggle’s promoter, launched a press release on social media.
“Cuadrilatero Boxing is deeply saddened by the dying of Luis Quinones, an distinctive and disciplined human being, who all the time confirmed the best dedication to this sport,” it learn. “Luis was enthusiastic about boxing, a lot in order that he left his hometown of Barrancabermeja to proceed his profession in Barranquilla and turn out to be a nationwide athlete. His idol was Julio Cesar Chavez.”
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