Patrick Day

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Patrick Day (born August 9, 1992 in Freeport , New York , † October 16, 2019 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American boxer .

Life

Day was born in Freeport, New York in 1992. During his professional boxing career, he completed an associate degree in nutrition from Nassau Community College and a bachelor's degree in health and wellness from Kaplan University .

In 2012 Day won the New York Golden Gloves tournament . His amateur record was 75: 5, including two national amateur championships. He was considered the best American boxer in the 152-pound amateur class and was to replace the US squad at the 2012 Olympic Games from London scheduled.

Day rose as a result to the top 10 boxers in the junior middleweight division of the IBF and the WBC . He won the WBC Continental Americas title and the IBF Intercontinental title in the 154 pound class.

Day suffered a head injury when he was in a fight against Charles Conwell a USBA 2019 -Super-welterweight title on October 12 o. K. went and transported with a carrying out of the ring had. He was admitted to the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and died four days later. After the deaths of the Russian Maxim Dadaschew and the Argentine Hugo Alfredo Santillán, it was the third fatal outcome in a year. The case sparked a debate about protecting boxers from serious brain injury while fighting.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Douglas Wood: Boxer Patrick Day dies four days after being knocked out . In: CNN , October 16, 2019. 
  2. ↑ Matt Eppers: Boxer Patrick Day dies after suffering traumatic brain injury in super welterweight fight .
  3. ↑ Jake Donovan: Patrick Day's Tragic Passing - A Time To Remember a Good Man . In: Boxing Scene . October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ Des Bieler: Patrick Day hospitalized in extremely critical condition after fight . In: The Washington Post . October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ Day, 27, dies of brain injuries from Sat. knockout . October 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ Boxer Patrick Day Dead at 27 From Brain Injuries After KO Loss to Charles Conwell . In: TMZ.com . October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ Third death in one year: Association of German professional boxers calls for consequences , on sportschau.de . Retrieved October 17, 2019.

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SURNAME Day, Patrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American boxer
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Freeport , New York
DATE OF DEATH October 16, 2019
Place of death Chicago , Illinois