A second fighter dies a few days after Maxim Dadashev lost the life and brain of a charitable organization Headway wants to ban the sport

A few days after the death of Maxim Dadashev as a result of injuries sustained in the ring, a second boxer lost his life.

Argentine boxer Hugo Santillan, 23, fought Eduardo Javier Abreu on Saturday and his death was confirmed by the World Boxing Council.

Disturbing images show that Santillan was blocked by his corner following his bout – a draw – was announced before he fell on the canvas and was stretched out of the arena with an oxygen mask.

The super-light had kidney failure and was not coming out of a coma. "His brain was swollen and he never regained consciousness. The swelling continued to worsen and it affected the functioning of the rest of his organs, "said Dr. Graciela Olocco of Agudos San Felipe Hospital, adding that the boxer had been operated on. a clot to the brain, but had died of cardiac arrest at 12:35. local time on Thursday.

Headway, a charity influencing brain damage, believes it's time to ban boxing.

After Dadashev's death, Peter McCabe, chief executive of Headway, said, "We are saddened to learn of this tragic loss of life and our thoughts are with Maxim's family and friends.

"It is heartbreaking that another child has lost his father in this senseless way.

"Suggestions that boxers understand risk or that such tragedies are unpredictable are simply not credible. Young boxers do not have the information they need to make an informed choice.

"As long as the ultimate goal of boxing is to make your opponent foolish by repeated blows to the head, boxing will remain a dangerous activity."

"In the words of Maxim's coach, Buddy McGirt, after the fight:" He looked like he was going, he was ready, but that's the sport in which we are . It just takes a punch. "

"The time has come for the ban on boxing."

Speaking about SPORT about his fight against David Price this weekend, which ended at the hospital, Dave Allen is reminded he was scared of being in trouble. being seriously injured, adding that he could barely see his opponent at any given time and that he was happy to withdraw from the fight. .

"It's very difficult to explain what it looks like. In the tenth round, I went back to my corner and told my team, "I can see five of them glitter in front of me."

"People can say that I stopped, but did I stop?" I guess you could say I did it, yes. But there are many ways to look at things. In black and white, yes, I stopped. But I was just scared, afraid of being seriously hurt and I did not start boxing to be seriously hurt.

"I went into the ring on Saturday night and I had the intention of going out as healthy as possible."

And when WBA heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder, visited talkSPORT, he was asked about the dangers of a sport in which he made a living.

"I'm a warrior and would die in the ring for that. Boxing does not stop and it attracts your spirit and your soul.

"You know sometimes that you have to go out [of the ring]but you stay and you keep fighting.

"It's so real. People must understand this and accept me for who I am. I have two personalities, inside and outside the ring.

"That person [inside the ring] is scary. "