American Light Middleweight boxer Patrick Day is in an ‘extremely critical’ condition after undergoing an emergency brain surgery.
The boxer suffered a 10th round TKO loss against 2016 US Olympian Charles Conwell. He was also sent to the canvas in rounds 4 and 8.
Day fought on the undercard of Usyk, an elite contender who is expected to fight Fury and Joshua soon.
After the referee called the fight off in the 10th round, Day was sent onto the canvas unconscious.
Day remained still on the canvas for several minutes until he was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he suffered a seizure before arriving for treatment.
Conwell tweeted his support for his former opponent: “My thoughts and deepest prayers are with Patrick Day and his family right now. His family will provide further information at the appropriate time. Please keep Pat in your prayers.”
British promoter Eddie Hearn also showed his support by tweeting: “Our thoughts and deepest prayers are with Patrick Day and his family right now.
“We have been in constant communication with his promoter @loudibella who will provide further information at the appropriate time. Please keep Pat in your thoughts.”
It is not clear yet if the coma was naturally occurring or medically induced.
Meanwhile Unified Welterweight Champion Errol Spence is recovering from a serious car accident.
Footage showed the car flipping over several times before being ejected as the vehicle rolled to a stop.
He miraculously escaped with no broken bones. He was rushed to an intensive care unit immediately after the crash.
Reports were circulating that his condition went from serious to critical, however his spokesman has revealed he is now awake and recovering.
“Spence is awake and responding and is listed in stable condition. He didn’t sustain any broken bones or fractures but does have some facial lacerations.”
Footage of the car accident is available to view, courtesy of WFAA-TV’s YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYfyuzQkbSo
Photos taken by Texas A&M University-Commerce Marketing Communications Photography and Edward Diller under Creative Commons License.
