Former Boxer Prichard Colon Dies at 33 After Career-Ending Injury
Former Puerto Rican super welterweight boxer Prichard Colon has died at the age of 33. Colon suffered a severe brain injury during a fight in northern Virginia in 2015, leading to a coma and requiring lifelong medical assistance. His father…
Nashville, TN, August 13, 2026 —
Prichard Colon, a former Puerto Rican super welterweight boxer, has died at the age of 33.
His father confirmed Colon’s passing on social media. Colon sustained a severe brain injury during a boxing match held in northern Virginia in 2015. The injury resulted in a coma and necessitated lifelong medical care.
Colon’s professional boxing career was cut short following the incident. The fight in which he suffered his career-ending injury took place in October 2015. Following the bout, he was placed in a medically induced coma and later diagnosed with a severe traumatic brain injury.
The former boxer had been under medical care since the 2015 fight. Details regarding the circumstances of his death were not immediately provided.
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