Kid boxer hospitalized after sparring session in Antique

Published February 11, 2014 12:22am

A student preparing to compete as a boxer in a regional sports competition in Antique province was rushed to hospital after experiencing nausea and vomiting during a sparring session.

A Department of Education official in Antique said the boxer felt dizzy and vomited following a blow to his head.

The unnamed young boxer is under observation at the hospital and some medical assistance has been extended to the student's family, according to the DepEd sports coordinator in Antique.

Last December in Bataan, a 16-year-old boxer, Jonas Joshua Garcia, died from complications of a blood clot that developed after a boxing match in a regional athletic meet there.

Garcia died at the University of Santo Tomas hospital. He was a fourth-year high school student from San Miguel, Bulacan. — ELR, GMA News

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