Wladimir Klitschko
World heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko and his
company K2 Promotions have been sued by the family of boxer Magomed
Abdusalamov, over permanent brain damage he sustained in a fight on November 3, 2014 at the famed Madison Square Gardens in New York.
Abdusalamov fought boxer Mike Perez in a 10 round bout and sustained
extensive neurological damage due to repeated blows to the head.
Abdusalamov suffered such a severe beating during the bout, he
sustained strokes and required brain surgery. He can no longer walk
or talk.
Abdusalamov's wife contends the fight should have
been stopped and her husband given immediate medical attention.
Instead, Abdusalamov, injured and in pain, took a cab to the
hospital, where the full extent of his injuries were discovered.
Klitschko has forwarded the case to K2 Production's insurance
company, but they are refusing to pay. The insurance company states
the policy does not cover injuries sustained in the ring.
Mike Perez (left) vs. Magomed
Abdusalamov (right)
The Judiciary Report has repeatedly written about
head injuries and separately as it relates to boxers. To make it to
the top as a boxer requires a significant amount of hard work. It is
physically and mentally grueling, day in and day out. Only the
toughest and mentally strongest boxers make it to the top. It is not
easy and requires hours of physically taxing training and
conditioning at least 5 days a week.
Boxers have to be dedicated and careful regarding
how they plot, plan and perform in their careers. You have to take
the right fights at the right time in your career, following a slow
and steady progression to gain experience and develop to your full
potential. Taking the wrong fight at the wrong time can end a career
in more ways than one.
Some want boxers to draw out fights to show their
abilities as pugilists. However, it is dangerous. I grew up watching
Tyson fight. He was the fighter of my generation and we all full
well knew the fight could end in seconds due to a knock out (you
bought the ticket, you knew, get over it LOL).
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It should always be get in the ring and get out as
soon as possible, especially when you're a heavyweight boxer, as
they hit the hardest and can inflict the most damage. Hit and don't
get hit (within reason) should be the goal, wrapping it up as soon
as possible. The human brain is very delicate and not meant to
withstand physical punishment especially of a sustained and forceful
nature.
Boxers such as Muhammad Ali paid a price with their
long term health for taking too many blows to the head in putting on
a good show. Back then the risks were not fully understood, but now
they are and must be minimized. American football players are also
at risk, due to the significant hits they take on the gridiron,
greatly increasing their risk of Alzheimer and Parkinsons.
