Puerto Rican boxer Prichard Colon dies at age 33 after years of care following a brain injury sustained in a 2015 bout. Multiple outlets report that he suffered lasting neurological damage after the fight, with his condition leaving him unable to walk and requiring long-term medical support.
Sources say Colon spent a prolonged period in a coma after the bout, with at least one outlet citing 221 days. Several reports characterize his later state as persistent or vegetative, reflecting the severity and permanence of the injury. Fox News adds that the injury involved a subdural hematoma.
Outlets differ in wording and framing, including descriptions of his condition over time—coma versus persistent vegetative state—and the cause’s details, such as allegations of illegal punches mentioned by some reports. However, all accounts tie his death to the traumatic brain injury from his 2015 fight against Terrel Williams.
