CEBU PROMOTER HELPS PROVIDE NON-STOP GORRES UPDATES
By Alex P. Vidal
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 18 Nov 2009
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Aldeguer father and son, Antonio and Michael, have been providing boxing readers and fans of fallen world championship prospect Z “Butchoy” Gorres with regular updates of his medical bulletin through their outfit, ALA Promotions, since “recovering” from a near fatal head injury that resulted in brain operation after a 10-round fight in Las Vegas, Nevada last Nov. 13.
“As of Nov.18, 12 pm Las Vegas time, Gorres responded well when he was asked to lift two fingers and find the tube and he was able to do it which is very good,” said the ALA Promotions. “He is still critical but stable. The next coming days will be how he responds to more commands. The goal is to wean him from the ventilator.”
Immediately after Manny Pacquiao made history by annexing his seventh world title in seven different weight divisions on November 14, Cebuanos heaved a sigh of relief when they learned that their provincemate, a world class boxer, was recovering from the ICU of the University Medical Center Hospital in Las Vegas less than 24 hours after he lapsed into coma and went under the knife to remove a blood clot in his brain.
Gorres collapsed after being declared the winner in his 10-round non-title tiff against Luis Melendez at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino last Nov. 13.
Unheralded Melendez, a knockout artist, unleashed that wicked punch in the dying seconds of the 10th and final round that changed the entire picture as Gorres wobbled on his feet before falling on all four. That was the only round won by Melendez and the knockdown could not even shake Gorre’s big lead.
Accidents like this one occur not only in boxing but also in other contact sports, except perhaps in chess, scrabble, and Games of the General. Even in table tennis, a player can suffer a blood clot if he falls and hits his head hard on the floor.
That’s why it is but imperative for all players—amateur and professional—to strictly adhere to the rules, especially to safeguard themselves at all times. Fatal accidents such as head injuries could happen when you least expected them.
Gorres’ recovery was a miracle. Had the tragic incident happened in the Philippines or in countries that don’t have adequate medical facilities, God knows what would have happened to the 27-year-old number two bantamweight contender in the world.
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