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Seven Months Later, Oscar Diaz Leaves Hospital
After his own corner exercised poor risk management in urging their fighter to continue, Oscar Diaz had to have surgery to relieve swelling in his brain and was in a coma while breathing through a respirator. Fortunately, however, Diaz has turned a corner seven months after the disastrous...
Oscar Diaz finally gets to go home
You probably recall the horrifying scene from the July 16, 2008, edition of ESPN2's Wednesday Night Fights when welterweight Oscar Diaz grunted and collapsed before the start of the 11th round against Delvin Rodriguez. Diaz was rushed to the hospital, underwent surgery, and was in a coma until...
Oscar Diaz out of two-month coma
25-year old San Antonio fighter Oscar Diaz awoke from his two-month coma yesterday, reports San Antonio's WOAI-NBC. Diaz collapsed in the corner with a horrifying grunt during his ESPN2 fight with Delvin Rodriguez on July 16, as you probably recall, and after being rushed to the hospital and...
Oscar Diaz update: doctor says he's "likely to survive"
Good news from the reports on Oscar Diaz: the San Antonio welterweight is "likely to survive" the post-op effects of his brain surgery, though he does remain in a coma in his hometown. "The brain is back to its normal size and position, and the swelling has gone down," said Donna Duva-Brooks,...
Are We Hoping for Death Now?
I am disgusted. Seriously...stomach churning, bile in the back of my throat, veins bulging in my forehead furiously disgusted.Last night a boxer named Oscar Diaz was hospitalized and is in critical condition. Emergency surgery was required to try to relieve the swelling and bleeding on his brain....
Oscar Diaz in Critical Condition
Combat sports are combat sports so I just wanted to give this a brief mention on our site. Oscar Diaz collapsed before the start of the 11th round on ESPN's Wednesday Night Fights last night. I'll let Scott from BadLeftHook explain what it was like to watch things unfold: I can't get over...
Update on Oscar Diaz: "It's not good," says Duva associate
Source: Dan Rafael Welterweight Oscar Diaz, who collapsed in his corner after the 10th round of a TKO loss to Delvin Rodriguez on Wednesday night and was rushed to University Medical Center in San Antonio in critical condition, was being taken into surgery to relieve swelling on his brain early...
Oscar Diaz taken to hospital after ESPN fight
Oscar Diaz, a San Antonio welterweight, collapsed after the tenth round of his main event fight on Wednesday Night Fights, and was immediately taken to a local hospital for evaluation. Rumors are floating around that Diaz is in "critical condition" and that it may be a brain bleed with the fighter...
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