VIDEO: Patrick Day Undergoes Emergency Brain Surgery After Knockout by Charles Conwell
Unfortunately in the world of boxing and MMA, we're seeing more and more serious injuries arrive for fighters both during and after matches. It's the last thing you want to see. In the case of Patrick Day, the young man unfortunately had to undergo emergency brain surgery after this brutal knockout courtesy of Charles Conwell:
Please PRAY for Patrick Day !!
— MMA India (@MMAIndiaShow) October 13, 2019
He got knocked out in his fight against Charles Cornwall and is still unconscious from that KO. He was taken to the ICU and was having seizures#UFCTampa #Boxing pic.twitter.com/3zMxfB6fgb
As soon as he went down, you knew just how serious this injury was. Conwell delivered a series of damaging punches that caught him with force.
Day was rushed to the hospital and was having seizures. He's still in a coma at the time of this writing.
Junior middleweight Patrick Day underwent emergency brain surgery and is in a coma following a 10th-round knockout loss on the #UsykWitherspoon undercard Saturday night. My story: https://t.co/S3T5R7KqWQ #boxing
— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) October 13, 2019
It goes without saying, but everyone in the boxing community is keeping Day in their thoughts during this difficult time.