A 19-year-old female boxer was in a medically induced coma Sunday, March 22, a day after she was knocked out during a pro fight in San Bernardino, California, according to a company involved in the event.
The woman, Isis Sio of North Dakota, went down after a brutal knockout at 1:18 of the first round. She was convulsing and taken out of the ring on a stretcher, according to ESPN and Boxing Scene.
ProBox TV disclosed Sio's medical statusin a statement posted on social media. "Our thoughts are with her and her family at this difficult time," the statement reads. "Please join us in wishing for a full recovery."
ProBox TV is a streaming and media company owned by Garry Jones, one of three people listed as promoters of the event. The event was called PROBOX TV and the card with seven scheduled fights was held at Orange Show Events Center.
Video of the light flyweight bout shows Sio getting hit twice in the body followed by five-punch combination to the head before she drops to the canvas. She looked defenseless when she took the punches to the head.
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Her opponent was Jocelyn Camarillo, a 21-year-old from Indio, California, who fights for Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions (MVP). Camarillo wrote on Instagram Sunday, "my heart is with isis and keeping her in my prayers and wishing her a full recovery."
MVP posted a video clip of the knockout on its X and Facebook accounts Sunday along with a caption that read in part, "KO of the year??"
Before the fight, Sio had a record of 1-2 and was coming off a first-round knockout by body punch on Jan. 30. Sio was dropping down a weight class, meaning against Camarillo she came in seven pounds lighter than for her previous fight. She made her pro debut Sept. 19.
Camarillo entered the fight with a pro record of 5-0, winning each of her previous fights by decision. She also is 7-4 in amateur fights and at the 2021 USA National Championships won the title at 48 kilograms, about 106 pounds.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Female boxer in medically induced coma after brutal knockout