South Korean Boxer in Coma After Winning Bout
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A South Korean boxer who lost consciousness after winning his WBO intercontinental flyweight bout was in a coma with a brain injury.
Choi Yoi-sam was rushed to a hospital shortly after Tuesday's fight against Indonesian challenger Heri Amol. The 33-year-old South Korean was knocked down in the final round of the 12-round fight, but it was not known whether that caused him to pass out.
"Choi's condition is very bad. He is in a coma," Lee Mi-jong, a spokesman at Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Seoul, said Wednesday.
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The boxer had surgery Tuesday to stop the swelling of his brain, he said.
"Even if he survives, it'll be difficult for him to continue his boxing career," Lee said.