San Antonio boxer Oscar Diaz dead at 32
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio boxer Oscar Diaz, who suffered a serious brain injury during a 2008 match at the former Municipal Auditorium, died Thursday morning from complications arising from pneumonia.
He was 32.
Diaz collapsed in the ring after the 10th round during a nationally televised match against Delvin Rodriguez on July 16, 2008. He later lapsed into a coma after being transported to University Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.
The boxer emerged from the coma two months later, but suffered medical complications in the years since the injury.
Diaz resided in a North Side nursing home, but family members had been reluctant to share details about his condition.
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