Former boxer works on preventing head injuries: “I don’t want anyone to go through what I went through”
American Ray Ciancaglini, 68, suffers from Parkinson’s disease and created the “Second Impact” foundation to prevent more fighters from suffering brain damage. He reacts to recent boxing deaths: “An athlete who suffers a blow to the skull needs to recover. The brain swells up.” By Camilo Pinheiro Machado and Guilherme Roseguini – Romulus, United States 08/11/2019 19:36 Updated há uma semana Late last month, two boxer deaths shook the sporting world. Russian Maxim Dadashev passed away after 11 rounds in a fight in the United States, and in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Hugo Alfredo Santillan fainted after a fight and, in hospital, never woke up. Do fighters know the limits of the body? Tragic stories that don’t surprise former American boxer Ray Ciancaglini.The 68-year-old, who today has difficulty walking and shakes both hands to speak slowly, suffered from head blows early in his career and decided to help future boxers not to follow suit. As an athlete, […]