Another death in the boxing ring

Without consciousness from the knockout blow received during the battle five days ago, the 21-year-old Philippine professional boxer Manuel Saas died. The rating 10-raundal duel of Sayas and Alex Escaner in the city of Tarlaca, in the north of the Philippines, was stopped at the 9th round. After the judge counted for ten seconds, Saas was immediately taken to the hospital, he notified the supervisor of the local boxing body Virhilio Delos Reyes.

In the country, boxing is considered the most popular sport, but in history, six boxers have died here from injuries in the ring. And in the world this is the third similar case in recent years: tragedies have also occurred in the Dominican Republic and Japan.