Prichard Colon, boxer left in vegetative state after illegal punches in 2015 bout, dead at 33

Prichard Colon, the former boxer who fell into a coma in 2015 following a controversial match, has died. He was 33.

The news was shared by Colon’s father, Richard, on Thursday, announcing the heartbreaking news about his son.

"Good morning, my people. I regret to inform you of the passing of my son Prichard from this earthly world," he wrote on Facebook, translated from Spanish. "Now he is in a better world.

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"I did everything possible to fulfill his wish...