Wednesday, May 6, 2009
UPDATED: Professionial boxer dies after fight in Dallas
Updated 09:04 a.m., May 6, 2009
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Pro boxer Benjamin Flores died Tuesday after being hospitalized following a bout at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas last Thursday. No details are available yet about the circumstances of his death, but Flores was taken from the ring on a stretcher after the fight was stopped by the referee.
UPDATE: Autopsy results show that Flores died of blunt force head injuries.
Posted by Alex B.
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Travis Bush Verified
Imagine that, brain trauma from boxing...
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Pavel Lishin Verified
I remember reading about retired boxers. Apparently, when they do the autopsy, their brain oozes like toothpaste.
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