Update On Boxer Dadashev’s Condition Following Brain Surgery

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Dadashev collapsed outside the ring after a 11th round stoppage and has undergone surgery to reduce brain swelling.

Combat sports may be entertaining and fun but they’re also deadly serious business. We’ve once again been reminded of this after boxer Maxim Dadashev collapsed outside the ring after a bad 12 round beating at the hands of Subriel Matias. The 28 year old Dadashev took a number of violent shots to the head before his trainer Buddy McGirt called the fight, an IBF junior welterweight title eliminator bout, after the 11th round.

“He had one hell of a fight,” McGirt said (via The Washington Post). “Tough fight, tough fight; took a lot of tough body shots. I just think it was time to stop it. He was getting hit with too many shots. I said to him, ‘I’m stopping it.’ He said, ‘No, don’t.’”

You can watch the fateful moment here:

Unfortunately, the damage had already been done. Dadashev was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with swelling of the brain. He underwent a two hour surgery to treat a subdural hematoma where doctors removed a section of his skull to relieve pressure from the swelling. Dadashev remains in a medically induced coma and his family and team awaits news on how he responds to the surgery and medications designed to further reduce swelling.

Doctors expect him to remain in the hospital for several days to several months. Should he respond favorably to treatment and improve, the next question is whether permanent brain damage was suffered.

The Russian born Dadashev is 13-1 and was fighting as the co-main event of Friday’s International Boxing Federation event featuring Teofimo Lopez vs. Masayoshi Nakatani IBF world title eliminator event.