Diaz awake and off ventilator after two-month coma

[Mumra]

Good news out of San Antonio. Fallen welterweight boxer Oscar Diaz has come out of the coma he slipped into following his fight with Delvin Rodriguez on July 16th. WOAI-TV reported that Diaz is "now awake, off the ventilator and upgraded from critical to stable condition." A press conference is scheduled for later today.

I'm gald he is doing much better now, I hate to see a young fighter lose his life in the ring. Or any fighter for that matter, I just hope he retires now and hang the gloves up because not many fighters get a second chance once their in a coma.

[shadio3]

yesssss, i just got the news today.....man oh man, i was bugged out when i saw this fight & heard dude dropped into a coma. WOW, not many heds come back after this. TWO long mounths dreamin.....

LINK:
http://www.boxingtalk.com/pag/article.php?aid=16243

shadio: true boxing fan

[lockupkeeper]

I missed it, It must have been one hell of an azz-whoopin, I 'm glad he recovered...

[reppa]

Mumra,
thanks for the news. I felt so bad for him and his family. I'm glad he is doing ok. It is time to hang them up. Maybe get a spot on the WNF or FNF crew.

[ray_glenn]

I just hope he retires now and hang the gloves up because not many fighters get a second chance once their in a coma.

I don't think any state athletic commission would allow him to fight after that injury and the surgery that followed. The doctors had to take off a segment of his skull just to help relieve the brain swelling. The only way he continues his career as a boxer is if he does it outside of the US (similar to what Edwin Valero did after his motorcycle accident a few years ago).

But yeah, back to the original post... glad to hear he's breathing on his own now (I remember watching the fight... that groan he made before collapsing was just unreal). Hopefully he didn't suffer any significant permanent brain damage.