All posts tagged 'boxing and brain injury'

Brain Dead Boxer Camacho To Be Taken Off Life Support In Puerto Rico

Posted on November 24th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Ex-champion boxer Hector “Macho” Camacho, who was shot in the face earlier this week, will be taken off life support, likely today, Saturday, according to numerous press reports. http://www.idahopress.com/news/world/mother-of-hector-macho-camacho-says-boxer-will-go-off/article_68c1f53b-e7ee-53b2-a7c2-2bc60c0ba387.html Camacho’s mother held a press conference Friday in Puerto Rico where she announced her plans to have doctors pull the plug..
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Here’s Wishing 8-Year-Old New Jersey Boxer Would Stay Out Of The Ring

Posted on July 16th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Young boxer Vito Mielnicki, eight year old, is a contender. The boy from Roseland, N.J., hopes to compete for the Junior Golden Gloves title later this month in Las Vegas. Vito, who weighs 57 pounds, was profiled on the front page of  The Star-Ledger of Newark last Saturday. I cringed when..
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Boxing Club Settles Lawsuit Where Youth Suffered Brain Damage

Posted on June 28th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

There’s been a settlement in a case involving a Lansing, Mich., boy who sustained traumatic brain injury during a boxing match. http://www.freep.com/article/20100616/NEWS06/100616115/Boxing-club-settles-lawsuit-over-Lansing-boy-s-injury The negligence lawsuit had been filed in 2008 by the family of Juan Contreras against the Crown Boxing Club in Lansing and its affiliate, USA Boxing, which governs amateur boxing. The amount..
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Whether Repeated CT Scans Too Dangerous for Fighters

Posted on April 4th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Editor's Note: In the category of the ridiculous: UFC worrying about risk factors for its fighters? Ultimate Fight Championship welterweight Thiago “Pitbull” Alves may be alive today because he was scheduled to fight in New Jersey, which has some of the strictest rules regarding pre-fight clearances. And that may have..
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N.Y. Gov. Paterson’s Unwise Quest to Legalize Mixed Martial Arts

Posted on March 10th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

New York Gov. David Paterson, who is in the midst of a huge scandal regarding not only his alleged interference in an assault case but also getting free Yankee tickets, is making another controversial move. With New York State facing huge financial woes, Paterson is seeking the repeal of the..
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Did ‘Toughman’ Die of Second-Impact Syndrome?

Posted on February 26th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Nathan Johnson died just days after competing in an Original Toughman Contest. Some suspect he was the victim of so-called second-impact syndrome, a case where a previous head injury exacerbates a later head injury.http://www.newsok.com/prior-injury-likely-set-stage-for-death-at-original-toughman-contest-doctor-says/article/3442071?custom_click=headlines_widget The 23-year-old Johnson of Ada, Okla., passed away Tuesday, three days after fighting in the Toughman..
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Japanese Boxer Yamaki dies after Suffering Brain Trauma in Bout

Posted on February 23rd, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

This month I commented on my thoughts about brain injury prevention and sport. See http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2010/02/sport-and-brain-injury-prevention-rules.html I said this: As I look at the cost/benefit analysis of risk versus winning in sport, I first ask myself, what is the purpose of this sport. If the purpose is to harm your opponent,..
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