Heartfelt tributes to Puerto Rican boxer Prichard Colón ahead of public funeral
Bad Bunny and boxing groups honored the former Puerto Rican fighter after his death, as his family invited the public to a Winter Park service.
- Former Puerto Rican professional boxer Prichard Colon died on August 13, 2026, nearly 11 years after sustaining a life-altering brain injury in the ring. His funeral service will be held Wednesday, August 19, in Winter Park, Florida.
- During a 2015 bout against Terrel Williams, Colon, an undefeated fighter from Maitland, Florida, suffered a brain injury from illegal "rabbit punches" that resulted in disqualification.
- After 221 days in a coma, Colon remained in a vegetative state, and his parents filed a lawsuit against the ringside physician in the District Court of Columbia.
- Global boxing organizations, including Premier Boxing Champions and the World Boxing Organization, paid tribute to Colon, with the latter praising his "courage, strength, and fighting spirit."
- Grammy-Award winning artist Bad Bunny, also known as Benito Antonio Mart, published a heartfelt letter honoring Colon as the boxing community mourns a "true warrior" who left profound lessons.
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Nearly ten years after the tragedy that had broken his career in the midst of an ascension, Prichard Colón died on Thursday, August 13, at the age of 33. The former Puerto Rican boxer succumbed to the heavy neurological sequelae, caused by illegal blows received during a fight in 2015. His disappearance ended a long ordeal, and plunged his supporters into great sadness.
Pritchard Colón was born in Florida, but moved to Puerto Rico when he was a kid, where he quickly became a promising boxer, and until he was 20, he won the Puerto Rico amateur championship five times and won the gold medal at the Pan American Youth Games.
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Heartfelt tributes to Puerto Rican boxer Prichard Colón ahead of public funeral
Tributes pour in after the death of former Puerto Rican professional boxer Prichard Colón, who suffered a career-ending blow in the ring in 2015. His family invites the public and all who loved him to services in Winter Park, Florida starting Aug. 18.
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Prichard Colón is dead: the former boxing talent was only 33 years old. Eleven years after his fatal battle, he succumbed to the consequences of severe brain hemorrhage. 221 days was in a coma – the consequences of the fight accompanied him until his death. 221 days in a coma Eleven years after his fatal appearance in the boxing, Prichard Colón died. The former professional boxer from Puerto Rico became only 33 years old. On 17 October 2015, Col…
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