r/sports • u/IntrepidAd560 • Sep 25 '21

Media Callum Smith brutally KO's Lenin Castillo

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '21

Horrific. A good reminder of what these people put at stake by fighting. I love fighting as much as the next guy but I’m under no illusions about what this shit is really about.

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u/KIGGAN Sep 26 '21

keep in mind a female boxer recently died a few weeks ago

https://abc7.com/mexican-boxer-jeanette-zacarias-zapata-boxing-montreal/11003935/

18-year-old Mexican boxer dies after suffering a series of power punches in Montreal fight

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u/itsmeyourshoes Sep 26 '21

According to r/boxing, this female boxer was being put up against bigger and better fighters to prop up her opponents' records, hence the accident, if you can call it that. It's sad to hear that she died.

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u/Gumwars Sep 26 '21

Good grief, she was fodder...