Boxing: Brain injury association calls for ban after death of Mexican teenager

Boxing: Brain injury association calls for ban after death of Mexican teenager

The Straits Times - Sports·2021-09-04 06:01

LONDON (REUTERS) - British-based brain injury association Headway has again called for a ban on boxing after the death of Mexican teenager Jeanette Zacarias Zapata following a bout in Canada last weekend.

The 18-year-old welterweight was knocked down in the fourth round against Marie Pier Houle at the GVM Gala International in Montreal on Saturday and appeared to have a seizure.

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