Boxer's fatal concussion error contributed to in-ring death at 18
The death of an 18-year-old boxer has brought concussion recommendations following assessments of a previous knockout.
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The death of an 18-year-old boxer has brought concussion recommendations following assessments of a previous knockout.
The coroner says Zacarias Zapata's death was accidental but came 15 weeks after a match in Mexico in which she likely suffered a similar cerebral knockout.
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MONTREAL - Mexican boxer Jeanette Guadeloupe Zacarias Zapata did not declare a likely prior concussion before an August 2021 match in Montreal that led to her death, a Quebec coroner noted in a report released Tuesday.
Mexican boxer Jeanette Guadeloupe Zacarias Zapata did not declare a likely prior concussion before an August 2021 match in Montreal that led to her death, a Quebec coroner noted in a report released Tuesday.