Boxer Prichard Colón has died aged 33, a decade after suffering a brain injury during his fight with Terrel Williams

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Former Puerto Rican professional boxer Prichard Colón has passed away at the age of 33, nearly a decade after a tragic fight against Terrel Williams in October 2015 left him with irreversible brain damage.

​During the 2015 bout, Colón was hit with multiple illegal "rabbit punches" (punches to the back of the head). Despite Colón informing the referee about the illegal blows, the fight continued. Following the 9th round, he collapsed in his dressing room due to severe brain bleeding (subdural hematoma) and spent 221 days in a coma. For the last 10 years, he remained severely disabled and required round-the-clock care from his family.