Boxer Undergoes Brain Surgery After ESPN Fight

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Oscar Diaz was taken to the hospital Wednesday night, after the boxer collapsed right before the 11th round of his bout against Delvin Rodriguez . Unfortunately, promoters say the welterweight had to be rushed into emergency surgery to try to relieve swelling on his brain. ESPN learns from promoter Ron Katz that Diaz has “ got swelling and bleeding on the brain, he’s ... [link]

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Toss the Burner: Dark Knight Day '08
Published 7/17/2008 by Mike (noreply@blogger.com) at Steady Burn
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Boxer Oscar Diaz Wakes Up After 2-Month Coma
Published 9/19/2008 by secho at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Welterweight boxer Oscar Diaz slipped into a coma on July 16th after suffering a devastating brain injury during a bout with Delvin Rodriguez that was televised live on ESPN2. Just over two months later, Diaz is reportedly awake and breathing on his own. And probably looking forward to Brett Favre’s big season with the Packers. Awakenings In his fight with Rodriguez, Diaz attempted to stagger out of his corner for the 11th round but couldn’t muster up the strength. He collapsed shortly thereafter. Doctors expected Diaz to eventually emerge from his slumber, but it’s still unclear if he will regain all functions. He won’t exacty be Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer if he ...

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