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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"He was receiving lots of painful hits and complaining, I kept on thinking they would stop the fight."
—— Mike Peroz
- Mike Perez
ESPN
FACT OF THE DAY
The record for most punches landed in a round is 99.
— ESPN
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. What is the average number of punches landed in a boxing match?
A. 90
New York Post
Russian boxer's life threatened by lack of ringside precautions
THE MORNING BREW
Russian boxer Magomed Abdualamov was 18-0. Undefeated, the victories all by knockout
dusalamov was 18-0. Undefeated, the victories all by knockout. Now Mago, as he is known to family and friends, lies in a rehabilitation center in upstate New York in a medically induced coma. The doctors say Mago will very likely never walk or talk again, let alone enter another boxing ring.
On Nov. 2, 2013, Abdusalamov fought Cuban Mike Perez in a heavyweight bout. Perez landed 312 punches on the Russian heavyweight in the 10-round contest.
Things started heading south for Abdusalamov in the very first round. When the first bell sounded, Mago had already broken his left hand.
"They should have stopped it after the first round when he broke his hand," Mago's wife, Bakanay Abdusalamov, said. "I just want to turn back time. I look at him and I still can't believe it happened."
"Perez landed 33 punches in the (first) round, more than double the sport's average," the New York Post reported.
Abusalamov continued to receive a beating and by the sixth round, he could barely close his mouth because he was having difficulty breathing through his broken nose and severely disfigured face.
By Ben Felderstein sports@kansan.com
The Russian Mike Tyson, as Mago was often called, headed to his dressing room to be examined after the fight. Two licensed neurosurgeons employed by the New York State Athletic Commission went to the boxer's quarters, but failed to notice the severity of Abdusalamov's injuries. One came to take a urine test to check for drugs while the other asked him to count to five.
During the fight, Abdusalamov complained of a headache to his trainer multiple times in between rounds. His trainer said he was fine and urged him to continue.
Perez landed an illegal forearm punch that broke his nose. This punch went unnoticed and should have ended the fight immediately.
The doctors did not feel that an ambulance was immediately necessary, even though there were two waiting outside Madison Square Garden. One informed Mago he should get his broken nose checked, but it could wait. Abdusalamov made his way out of MSG with his trainer, Boris Grinberg to hail a cab.
"They give him no attention," Grinberg said. "No ambulance!"
Abdusalamov stumbled his way to the sidewalk and repeatedly threw up. Grinberg and Mago waited outside Madison Square Garden on a busy Saturday night waiting for a cab. They had to beg a stranger to give up his cab to get Mago to the hospital quickly.
They got into a taxi and drove to St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. The hospital was 30 blocks away. He continuously shook the entire ride, while his condition worsened.
Doctors gave Abusalamov a CAT scan and revealed swelling and a blood clot on his brain. Emergency surgery was performed and a piece of his skull was removed to allow room for his swelling brain. He suffered two strokes during surgery.
After surgery, Abdusalamov was placed into a medically induced coma. No one stopped this fight. Plenty of people had the authority, but no one stopped it. There were five doctors at the Garden that night, including Dr. Barry Jordan, who is the lead doctor for the NYSAC and is considered to be an expert regarding brain injuries. And no one called the fight.
After surgery, Abudsalamov was abducted geographically in coma.
"Doctors are hesitant to call fights for fear they won't be assigned to work future bouts," the Post reports.
Doctors are more interested in making money and being scheduled for more fights than for the boxer's health.
"It is horrible. I am not afraid to say it." Grinberg said. "New York State Athletic Commission is horrible. It is dangerous for these people to be so careless and not do anything."
The Abdusalamov family is suing New York State for $100 million.
Mike Perez dedicated his January 18 bout to Abdusalamov by stitching "Mage" into his trunks.
"I just want to honor him," Perez said.
"I just want to honor him, Perez said. Honoring him would have been deciding to end the fight himself, even if it meant losing. Honoring him would have meant caring about a man's life more than a victory.
At what point does the very future of your competitor take second place to being declared the victor? At what point is winning not the most important thing?
This week in athletics
—Edited by Nick Chadbourne
Tuesday
Baseball
Creighton
3 p.m.
Lawrence
Wednesday
Women's basketball
West Virginia
6 p.m.
Morgantown, W. Va.
Men's basketball Texas Tech 7 p.m. Lawrence
Thursday
No Events
Friday
Softball
South Florida
3:30 p.m.
Tampa, Fla.
Softball
Northwestern
10-45 a.m.
Tampa, Fla.
Women's basketball
TBD
TBA
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Saturday
Baseball
Stanford
8 p.m.
Stanford, Calif.
Women's basketball
TBD
TBA
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Men's basketball
West Virginia
11 a.m.
Morgantown, W. Va.
Women's Tennis
Tulsa
Noon
Tulsa, Okla.
Softball St. John's 12:45 p.m. Tampa, Fla
Softball Utah 3 p.m. Tampa, Fla.
Baseball Stanford 4 p.m. Stanford, Calif.
Women's Rowing Scrimmage w/ Tulsa TBA Tulsa, Okla.
Sunday
Women's basketball
TBD
TBA
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Baseball
Stanford
3 p.m.
Stanford, Calif.
Softball
LIU
8 a.m.
Tampa, Fla
Monday
Women's basketball
TBD
TBA
Oklahoma City, Okla.
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