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Diaz Has Brain Surgery After Collapsing in Ring
Welterweight Oscar Diaz spent the night in surgery after collapsing between rounds of a bout in his hometown.
The 25-year-old boxer was taking a beating from Delvin Rodriguez on Wednesday at San Antonio's Municipal Auditorium when he collapsed on his stool at the beginning of the 11th round.
The referee stopped the fight and doctors jumped into the ring to attend to Diaz. He was placed on a stretcher and taken to University Hospital. Dr. Wayne Lee, a ringside physician, said Diaz was unconscious and unresponsive but was breathing on his own and had a blood pressure.
Promoter Donna Brooks told the San Antonio Express-News that Diaz was to have surgery overnight for suspected bleeding in his brain.
The referee had just checked Diaz in his corner when the fighter started wobbling. He immediately stopped the fight and awarded the bout to Rodriguez.
Rodriguez won the vacant United States Boxing Association welterweight crown, but that was no consolation.
"This was the biggest night of my life, but also the saddest. I hope I never experience anything like this again," Rodriguez told the paper.
"I'm praying for him right now and I'll be praying for him all night."
Hospital spokeswoman Leni Kirkman had no new information on the 5-foot-10, 147-pound fighter Thursday morning.
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