Sarangani boxer wins fight in Cavite but slips into coma

A boxer from Sarangani fell unconscious and later slipped into a coma after winning his fight in Imus, Cavite.

According to the report on "Saksi" of GMA Regional TV One Mindanao's Abbey Caballero, Kenneth Egano won the bout via unanimous decision but fainted even before he was announced the winner.

Egano even hugged his oppenent Jason Facularin after they finished the eighth round.

He was brought to the hospital after he fainted.

“Naka-medical naman tsaka bago umakyat ng ring, may doctor naman. Wala namang nakita na kung anong isyu... kondisyon yung boxer ko na lumaban ng first round hanggang 8th round," said Egano's coach Dexter Benatero.

"Pagtunog ng bell, pumunta na kami ng corner ng kalaban, niyakap pa yung kalaban at yung coach ng kalaban at niyakap ko siya, nagpasalamat siya sa akin," he added.

"Nu'ng bumalik na sa corner namin... sabi niya coach parang nahihilo ako," Benatero said.

Egano has been scheduled for surgery.

The organizers of the fight has promised to shoulder his hospital expenses.

His family is also already in Manila, where he had been admitted into a hospital. —NB, GMA Integrated News