By Akinwale Kasali
The International Boxing Federation, IBF, has been thrown Into mourning, following the death of Patrick Day, the United States of America Junior Middleweight Title holder.
Last Saturday, 12th October, 2019, Patrick Day and Charles Conwell battled for the Junior Middleweight title in Chicago.
Day was initially knocked down in round fourth, eighth and tenth round.
Sadly, the tenth round knockout was so hard that Day sustained brain injury.
According to reports, Day had a seizure, and the ring side doctor treated him. He was immediately rushed off on stretcher by paramedics and transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he underwent emergency brain surgery and fell into coma shortly afterward.
Day later died as a result of the pummeling he received from Conwell.
In an emotional open letter to Day on Monday, Conwell said he had replayed the fight “over and over in my head” and was riddled with feelings of guilt and regret over the outcome.
“If I could take it all back, I would. No one deserves this to happen to them,” Conwell wrote in a post.
“I prayed for you so many times and shedded so much tears because I couldn’t even imagine how my family and friends would feel.”
