Prichard Colón

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Prichard Colón Meléndez (September 19, 1992 - August 13, 2026) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer, honorary WBC World Champion, and gold medal winner at the 2010 Pan American Youth Championship in the 64 kg (141 pounds) category. After a 2015 match with Terrel Williams, in which he was repeatedly struck in the back of his head, Colón collapsed in the dressing room and remained in a coma for 221 days due to a brain hemorrhage. He was then in a persistent vegetative state and unable to speak but was eventually released from the hospital, receiving physiotherapy and using a computer for speech until his death.

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