Argentine boxing is in mourning. In the early hours of this Saturday, Argentine trainer Diego Arrua died after fainting next to the ring where his partner Sabrina “La Muñequita” Pérez was showcasing the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim featherweight title against Australian Skye Nicolson presented. in the Mexican city of Tijuana.
Arrua fainted next to the ring at the Tijuana Municipal Auditorium and although doctors acted quickly, they were unable to save his life: the event was recorded in the official broadcast of the event. Suddenly, after giving his address a few signs, he lost his balance and fell to the side.
“It’s unbelievable, there were still 20 or 30 seconds left until the fight was over. A heart attack. He fell, they treated him well, an ambulance came and took him to the hospital. But they couldn’t do anything,” Gustavo Garrote, Sabrina’s manager, with whom she has worked for 10 years, tells LA NACION from Tijuana. “I would like to thank the fight promoter (Matchroom Boxing), who was very good, and Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the WBC, who gave us a person to do all the paperwork,” says the manager, saying that Sabrina “now…” sleep. “She’s in shock, she’s falling and she’s not falling.”
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Arrua fainted next to the ring at the Tijuana Municipal Auditorium and although doctors acted quickly, they could not save his life: he suffered a massive heart attack. Those close to him who witnessed the fight were not long in coming and he received prompt treatment, although it took the paramedics just over five minutes to place the stretcher and clear those standing in the way of the stadium. After the trainer was taken off the field for several minutes, the Tijuana Boxing Commission doctor confirmed that he had suffered a cardiovascular heart attack.
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In the midst of this situation, the fight for the WBC interim title ended unexpectedly. While the doctors attended to Arrua and Pérez was no longer in the stadium, the verdict was unanimous in favor of the Australian (99-91, 98-92, 97-93). Sabrina Pérez’s fight in Tijuana. The medical service did its best and he died in the general hospital. RIP,” he wrote on his Twitter account.
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While the doctors attended to Arrua and Pérez was no longer in the stadium, the decision was unanimous in favor of the Australian (99-91, 98-92, 97-93). The little doll walked away with her partner, moved.
Sabrina Pérez is 36 years old and belongs to Isidro Casanova. She began her professional career in 2008 with a victory over Soledad Andrea Torres. In 2011, she became interim World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion after defeating Brazilian Vannessa Guimaraes. The protagonist of many nights full of title fights, he lost his undefeated fight No. 18 against Marianela Ramírez in 2016. The tragic night in Tijuana was the second loss of his career, which has a record of 18-2-1 with 2 KOs.
