A South Korean boxer fell unconscious and was rushed into
surgery due to a brain injury following his WBO intercontinental
flyweight win over an Indonesian challenger.
Choi Yo-sam, 33, unanimously outpointed Heri Amol, 24, in his
title defense match in Seoul, although he was knocked down in the
final 12th round. Shortly after the fight, however, Choi, a former
WBC champion, lost consciousness and was taken to a hospital.
Choi underwent brain surgery and his condition was not
immediately known, said Lee Yun-ju, a nurse at the emergency room
at Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Seoul.
(Agencies via Shanghai Daily December 26, 2007)