The following day, he suffered a stroke and his temperature rose to 104 degrees.
Deaths and brain injuries are an ever present risk. You don’t need an ambulance for a broken nose. After some competitive early action, Stevens took a fierce beating. But when a tragedy happens, it’s essential to look back and ask what should have been done differently to minimize the likehood of future tragedies. When that was done, the doctor who did the stitching told Mago to get the stitches taken out in a week and his nose was broken and there might be other bones broken, and he should see a doctor to check it out. Montreal is The Fight City. Fighters are expected to go out on their shield. Both camps came through the ropes to embrace their respective fighters. There’s also an issue relating to the number of ambulances that were at Madison Square Garden on November 2nd. (2) Cancellation insurance: This coverage is usually in place for major fights. Let me find out.’ He left the locker room and came back and said, ‘I couldn’t find anyone to ask. His face was horribly swollen. Anthony Curreri (an ophthalmologist) was the ring doctor assigned to Perez’s corner on November 2nd. “Mago started having a little trouble walking then, so we stopped for a moment. Talk of "early stoppages" needs to become a thing of the past, at least in situations where they're not obviously corrupt. In the past this situation, except in very rare instances, would not exist for the simple fact Abdusalamov would have died. The commission chairperson should have stopped the fight. After turning pro in 2008, …
The availability of an ambulance would have (1) made it more likely that Magomed would go to the hospital; (2) gotten him there more quickly; and (3) ensured that he was treated in a timely manner once he arrived.
Denial and wishing away unpleasant facts is the preferred response, especially since being more forthright about the obvious hazards arouses fears of softer tickets sales or renewed calls for boxing’s abolition. Meanwhile, the left side of Abdusalamov’s face was becoming increasingly disfigured, and what had once been a good action fight was turning ugly. The point I am trying to make is that one year after his near fatal injury, one year after an unimaginably difficult ordeal began for his wife and family, I do not believe professional boxing has reconciled itself at all to the fact that Magomed Abdusalamov is a barely functioning human being because prizefighting exists. “It’s so agonizing that all of his progress stopped with these recent struggles.”. He was taken to hospital in New York on Saturday night after a bruising heavyweight fight with Mike Perez on HBO, where he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. That said; by round eight, he was clearly a beaten fighter. Abdusalamov's life-threatening injuries should be even more confronting to boxing fans than Leal's death. The chances of so many people making so many regrettable decisions at the same time are supposedly slim to none. This suffering and loss, these damaged and broken people, this is part of boxing.
You can do the same thing in a situation like this.”. In round five, Abdusalamov began to fade.
Nor was there an offer of help regarding transportation. Every year a certain number of boxers suffer serious brain injury or die and on occasion these incidents provoke public revulsion, even calls for the sport’s prohibition. The bout began with both fighters throwing heavy punches and Perez getting the better of it. The driver will know.’ I asked Mago, ‘So, Mago; what do you think? Even if he does, he may not (and probably should not) ever box again.