Chicago boxer’s brush with death raises safety questions
Boxer Rita Figueroa lasted all six rounds of her last fight before the bell rang and she headed to the locker room. But the 40-year-old fighter was not well. A painful headache developed, then nausea and vomiting. She couldn’t sign for her check to get paid. Paramedics put her on a stretcher and prepared to put her in an ambulance. Then, according to members of her corner team, employees with …
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A fight for boxing safety
Female Chicago boxer’s bout with danger raises questions about safety, transparency of oversight in risky sport The response to injury, which ended the career of a popular champion in Chicago’s small boxing world, highlights lax attention in Illinois to safety in a dangerous sport, the Tribune found.
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