Mr. Valencia had no prior boxing expertise and had by no means participated in a match earlier than, his household’s legal professionals, Nick Lasso and Ryan Zimmer, stated in an interview on Monday.
In a press release on Friday, the president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Keith E. Whitfield, stated that the college was “committing all available resources to review the incident and determine how off-campus events like these can be as safe as possible.”
The college on Monday confirmed that Mr. Valencia had been a junior majoring in kinesiology, however declined to reply additional questions.
The college’s web site notes that during the last two years, the Kappa Sigma fraternity chapter had raised greater than $45,000 by way of occasions like Fight Night.
Video footage of the night match reveals Mr. Valencia, clad in pink boxing headgear, black boxing gloves and black shorts, darting across the ring and fielding blows to his chest and head. Less than 5 minutes after the match ended, Mr. Valencia collapsed, the household’s legal professionals stated, including that emergency staff arrived greater than 10 minutes later.
Mr. Valencia was pronounced mind useless earlier than his dying on Nov. 23, his household’s legal professionals stated.
In an interview with CNN on Monday, Cynthia Valencia, Mr. Valencia’s mom, questioned the coaching of the referee within the match during which her son had participated. She added that there have been no paramedics on standby for the match.
Ms. Valencia stated she had requested her son earlier than the match why he was billed because the headliner, regardless of his lack of expertise within the ring. He reassured her that every one contributors have been beginner boxers, that he can be sporting headgear, and that he can be elevating funds for charity, she stated within the interview.
