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Boxer Prichard Colon dies; family still awaits apology from Terrel Williams
Boxer Prichard Colon dies; family still awaits apology from Terrel Williams
Prichard Colon, the Puerto Rican boxer left in a vegetative state after a 2015 fight, died on Thursday at age 33. He had battled complications from head punches thrown by opponent Terrel…
The Story in Brief
Prichard Colon, the Puerto Rican boxer left in a vegetative state after a 2015 fight, died on Thursday at age 33. He had battled complications from head punches thrown by opponent Terrel Williams during their bout at EagleBank Arena in Virginia. Williams, now 42 and working as a trainer, has never formally apologised to Colon's family. In a 2018 interview, he said he prays for Colon daily and that his own life changed that night.
Colon's parents filed a $50-million lawsuit in 2017 against the ringside doctor and promoters, but not against Williams or referee Joe Cooper. An investigation by Virginia's DPOR found no regulatory violations by Cooper, the doctor or Williams. The lawsuit remains unresolved. The relationship between Williams and the Colon family stays strained.
The Indian Opinion
The usual blame-the-fighter narrative misses a bigger point. The Virginia regulator cleared both the referee and Williams of violations, yet the lawsuit targeted the doctor and promoters instead. If a live body cannot be held accountable in court, what chance does a grieving family have? The real test is whether boxing bodies will now mandate stricter head-protection rules or simply wait for the next tragedy to repeat itself.
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