Mexican Boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata died five days after being knocked out in a professional fight, media outlets reported on Friday.
Zapata,18, was knocked down in the fourth round against Marie Pier Houle at the GVM Gala International in Montreal on Saturday.
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The teenage boxer appeared to have a seizure after being dazed by a left uppercut and a right hook and was taken to hospital. The fight promoter, Yvon Michel, announced the tragic news on Twitter.
"It is with great sadness and torment that we learned, from a representative of her family, that Jeanette Zacarias Zapata passed away this afternoon at 3:45 pm," his statement read.
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"The entire team at Groupe Yvon Michel team is extremely distressed by this painful announcement," the promoters said in their statement, offering condolences to the fighter's family.
On her part, Houle took to Instagram to express how upset she was at the unfortunate outcome.
"Boxing carries a lot of risks and dangers," she said. "This is our job, our passion. Never, forever, intention to seriously hurt an opponent is part of my plans."
The WBC also paid tribute to Zapata, saying: "The president of the WBC, Mauricio Sulaimán and the entire boxing family affiliated with the WBC, as well as all boxing, mourns this irreparable loss."
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