I'm a boxer-puncher, and lately the fights have been going the way I want them to. that's a blessing, but I'm ready to go the distance. TW: I'm enjoying it, but I always train for distance. so he'll be trying to score the upset to get his career back on track.ĬS: You have a 5-knockout streak going now. TW: Not much, but I know he started out as a unbeaten prospect, then had a losing streak. getting me ready for fights.ĬS: What do you know about your opponent on Sept 20? Also, my brother is a big part of my life and career, as is my wife. TW: I have a backer in John White, and my trainer Shaheed Suluki. TW: Exactly, and I hope to fight a couple more times before the end of the year.ĬS: How is your support system different now? I was working 10 hour days as a forklift operator.ĬS: But this will be your third fight in as many months. I went into the golden gloves, then decided to turn pro.ĬS: You've had a lot of gaps in activity for a fighter with only 6 fights. TW: I was 21, and had maybe 6-8 more fights, tops. I had around 60 amateur fights (only 6 losses), but most of them were before I got into high school. Chris Strait of talked with the young prospect, prior to his fight Septemat Florentine Gardens in Hollywood, CA. Although he is the youngest of 6 children, he has been forging his own path ever since. The younger Williams may have come to boxing early, but like many, left and came back to it later. His brother was just turning pro around the same age. However, the elder Williams was done as a boxer before he turned 24. Dwain "Tyger" Williams was a California State Middleweight Champion in the last decade, and the first in his family to box. welterweight Terrell Williams (6-0-5 KO's) followed his brother into the gym. The decision addressed only the DBE and Headbangers motions, so the lawsuit will continue against Dr. The lawsuit argued that the defendants are liable for failure to provide adequate medical care, failure to hire a qualified ringside physician, and failing to have adequate brain injury protocols. Ashby’s medical practice at the time of the fight. Ashby and Family Practice Medical Services, P.C., Dr. (a company identified as an event promoter by Colon's attorneys), Dr. Prichared requires full-time care, and I pray for him and hope for the best."Ĭolon’s parents and legal guardian, Sean Bogle, filed the lawsuit on Colon’s behalf against four defendants: DiBella Entertainment (“DBE”), Headbangers, Inc. "I still feel terribly for the Colon family because I know they are suffering. "This is not a happy day for me," said DiBella. Over three years later, he remains in a persistent vegetative state with only slight improvements.ĭespite the legal victory for his company, Lou DiBella was not celebrating the ruling. Colon received emergency surgery, but never regained consciousness. He was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia, where he was diagnosed with a large left-side hematoma. Shortly after the fight ended, Colon collapsed and became unconscious. He examined Colon but allowed Colon to continue the fight. Richard Ashby, also named as a defendant in the lawsuit, was the ringside physician. After several of these hits, Colon began to experience dizziness and headache. During the fight, Colon was hit in the back of the head by Williams several times. The facts behind the lawsuit are heartbreaking. have been dismissed from a Virginia lawsuit brought on behalf of Prichard Colon, a Puerto Rican boxer who sustained permanent serious brain injuries in a 2015 boxing match vs. podcast, promoters DiBella Entertainment and Headbangers, Inc. As reported on Wednesday by Kurt Emhoff's Boxing Esq.
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