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| Patrick Day passed away after a serious blow to the head. American boxer's death raises concerns about concussions. |
A boxer from New York who studied at Nassau Community College and Kaplan University lost his life. He was trying to pay bills and take care of his family. Now his family is preparing to bury him after he took one hook that literally placed him in a coma.
American boxer Patrick Day died after suffering a severe brain swelling after a bout with Charles Conwell. The boxer who was born in New York was a top-10 junior middleweight for the IBF and WBC.
He was age 27 at the time of his death.
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| One of the left hooks that caused Day to lose consciousness. |
The referee and Day's support crew rushed to the aid of the fallen boxer. He was completely unconscious. The medical officials had placed him on the stretcher and then he was placed into a medically induced coma. The news on Wednesday said that he was completely "brain dead" and they had to take him off life support.
Day would be the fourth boxer to die after competing in a professional fight in 2019.
Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev and Argentinian boxer Alfredo Santillan died in July. Bulgarian boxer Boris Stanchov passed away in September.
Conwell was devastated by the news. He expressed condolences to the Day's family and thought about retiring after the news of the death. The Cleveland native expressed his condolences on social media and also an a statement.
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| American boxer Charles Conwell praised his opponent for being an upstanding citizen and great competitor. He was devastated by the death. |
Conwell added, "I can't stop thinking about it myself. I prayed for you so many times and shed so many tears because I couldn't even imagine how my family and friends would feel. I see you everywhere you go and all I hear is wonderful things about you. I thought about quitting boxing but I know that's not what you would want."
Promoter Lou DiBella announced that Day family and boxing team express thankfulness to those who showed compassion and concern.
DiBella said that Day was praised for his "kindness, positivity and generosity of spirit." He later added, that "On behalf of Patrick's family, team, and those closest to him, we are grateful for the prayers, expressions of support and outpouring of love for Pat that have been so obvious since his injury."
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