SONTSports Staff
Horrible news in the boxing world as 28 year old Junior Welterweight from Russia Maxim Dadashev has passed away from injuries sustained in a Friday night fight in the United States.
A Russian boxer has passed away after the ‘right side of his skull’ was removed by surgeons following serious head injuries in a major fight, according to TASS.
Maxim Dadashev was left in a medically induced coma after suffering a subdural haematoma in a 140-pound world title eliminator against Puerto Rican Subriel Matias at MGM National Harbor in suburban Washington.
Dadashev – nicknamed Mad Max – took repeated violent blows to the head before his trainer Buddy McGirt halted the bout following the 11th round.
He struggled to walk out of the ring and collapsed in front of spectators before leaving the arena.
His condition rapidly ‘deteriorated’. The boxer vomited and lost consciousness, reported gazeta.ru in Russia.
Video as emerged as his trainer pleaded with him to stop the fight. It’s a tough watch:
This video of Buddy McGirt urging Maxim Dadashev to stop fighting was hard to watch Friday, it’s even harder now. Heart-breaking. pic.twitter.com/BNjsdpJfle
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 23, 2019
Tragic, horrific news out of the boxing world today. https://t.co/AZTyzaDGFn
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 23, 2019
Just a horribly sad situation. Dadshev was a married father of a young son, who went pro in 2016 and was 13-1 with 11 KOs – he passed away Tuesday morning.
