Boxer Luis Quiñones struggles between life and death in Barranquilla

The boxer from Santander is in critical condition Louis Quinones, after being knocked out on Saturday night, in the fight he played against Jose Munoz, for the 140-pound national title, at the coliseum Elias Chewgin from Barranquilla.

There were 30 seconds left in the last round, when Muñoz from Barranquilla landed a blow on Quiñones and he staggered and fell against the ropes.

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The judge began his count and Quiñones seemed to react, but his movements looked clumsy and his efforts to hold on to the ropes were futile.

the born in Barrancabermeja He ended up collapsing and his team and medical assistance immediately attended to him, but the young man did not react so they took him out on a stretcher and he was transferred to the hospital. North General Clinic.

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Luis Quiñones underwent surgery which lasted about two hours, in which they removed the blood clot that formed in his brain. The next 72 hours will be decisive for his evolution.

Unofficial sources told EL TIEMPO that the boxer was admitted with a subdural hematoma with midline displacement and signs of decortication, and “he is in an induced coma and his condition is quite complex.”

The bruise occurred due to the strong blows he received during the fight. The signs of decortication refer to the posture with which the injured arrives and what determines the type of damage to the brain.

The clinic has not yet issued an official statement on the health status of the athlete. He is expected to do so in the next few hours.

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