BURGOS IN COMA AFTER BOUT

Shanghai Daily, China
March 7 2007

FORMER IBF junior flyweight champion Victor Burgos remained in critical
condition yesterday after getting pummelled in a title fight with
Vic Darchinyan.

Burgos, a 112-pound flyweight from Mexico, was taken from the ring
on a stretcher after being stopped by Darchin-yan at one minute 27
seconds of the 12th round in Carson, California, on Saturday.

He underwent surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain and to
reduce swelling and was placed in a medically induced coma, said Juan
Gonzalez, a spokesman for Burgos’s promoter, Don King Productions.

Gonzalez said Burgos remained in a coma yet appeared to open his
eyes slightly at one point and move his hands. The hospital refused
comment on the boxer’s condition.

Burgos, 32, became the IBF junior flyweight champion by defeating Alex
Sanchez in Las Vegas in 2003. He moved up to the 112-pound flyweight
limit in 2005 and was challenging Darchinyan for his title.

The Armenian-born Darchinyan, who is now an Australian citizen, knocked
Burgos down in the second round, but the Mexican returned to his feet
and fought gamely until the fight was stopped in the final round.

Burgos has a professional record of 39-15-3.