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Prichard Colon death details: What we know about boxer who died 11 years after fight that caused brain injury
Retired boxer Prichard Colon has died at age 33, his father announced in a social media post on Thursday."I regret to inform you of the passing of my son Prichard from this earthly world. He is now in a better place," Richard Colon wrote on Facebook. "I did everything possible to fulfill his wish, his dream, to bring him on vacation to Puerto Rico, as he so longed for, but it was not possible. Thank you for so many years of love and prayers. Please keep us in your prayers as much as you can."In 2015, Colon, during a fight against Terrel Williams in Virginia, suffered head trauma after an illegal blow to the head. His injuries forced him to retire, living in a persistent vegetative state under the care of his family in the years after the fight.Here's what's known about Colon's death at age
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