Expectations woo and loud cheers fill the boxing arena - manifestations of excitement, pride, hope and victory. Yet, behind the festive atmosphere, viewers are unmindful that in one corner, there lies death creeping, waiting for the next soul to claim.


The sudden death of a Filipino boxer in Thailand after a knockout has risen concerns not only officials of both countries but of other countries as well. The tragic incident has prompted officials to review rules that govern the sport.


Several boxing ring deaths have already been reported with Angelito Sisnorio as the latest fatality in a long line of boxers to be killed or badly injured in the sport. He collapsed a few hours after suffering a fourth -round knockout to former World Boxing Council Flyweight king Chatchai Sasakul in the city of Samat Prakan, Thailand.

An addition to statistics

Statistics show there have been 1,200 ring related deaths recorded; 32 of those in the United States of America and 8 in Africa, so far.

Among the more publicized boxing ring deaths was Zambian boxer Felix Bwalya who died nine days after being knocked down three times in the final rounds of a Commonwealth title clash with Britain's Paul Burke in 1998.

In 1995, Colombian Jimmy Garcia died of a blood clot on the brain, 13 days after his challenge for the WBC super-featherweight title held by Gabriel Ruelas in Las Vegas. On the same year, James Murray died after the British bantamweight title fight against Drew Docherty in Glasgow.

Also in 1995, James Murray, a Scottish professional bantamweight boxer died as a result of injuries sustained in his last fight.

There is also Londoner Bradley Stone died after an unsuccessful British super-bantamweight title fight with Richie Wenton and former Olympic welterweight gold medalist Wangila Napunyi of Kenya died after being stopped by American David Gonzalez in 1994.
Causes of deaths
According to medical experts, majority of the boxing fatalities suffered brain injuries brought by repeated punches. They cited subdural haematoma, brain oedema and brain hernation as the main causes of their deaths.

Subdural hematomas are most often caused by head injury, when rapidly changing velocities within the skull may stretch and tear small bridging veins. This may also be due to head injuries which are described as traumatic.

Brain oedema, more commonly known as cerebral swelling, is the accumulation of water and sodium in the brain.

Brain herniation on the other hand is the displacement of brain tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, and blood vessels outside the compartments in the head that they normally occupy. A herniation can occur through a natural opening at the base of the skull which is called the foramen occipitalis or through surgical openings created by a craniotomy procedure. Herniation can also occur between compartments inside the skull, such as those separated by a rigid membrane called the "tentorium".

Usually, these people die instantly or shortly after. An example of this condition is Cleveland Denny's story, a lightweight/welterweight boxer from Canada. After being battered by six straight punches to the head by Gaetan Hart in 1980, Denny went down and died seventeen days later, without ever regaining consciousness after the fight.

The last prominent cause of death related to boxing is kidney or other organ failure, which caused the death of Colombian boxer Jimmy Garcia in 1995. Twenty-five seconds into the 11th round of his match against Gabriel Ruelas, for the World Boxing Council super featherweight title; Garcia slumped to the mat unconscious. He later lapsed into a coma at the hospital due to extreme kidney failure. He ended up staying alive for thirteen days until the doctors finally took him off life support, still deeply comatose.

With the latest fatality of the sport, proponents to ban boxing are starting to gather anew to further their outcry - stop this violent and deadly sport. Boxers also started to contemplate on their plight. There is indeed a great price a boxer must pay in order to gain respect and short-lived glorified career.

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