Overview
- Colón’s death was confirmed by his father and boxing bodies on Thursday, August 13, 2026, and reported across international outlets.
- He suffered a subdural hematoma after receiving repeated illegal blows to the back of the head in a fight with Terrel Williams on October 17, 2015, which required emergency brain surgery.
- Medical reports and family accounts say Colón spent hundreds of days in a coma (commonly reported as 221 days) and lived more than a decade with severe neurological deficits and round‑the‑clock care.
- The case led the World Boxing Council to tighten enforcement against ‘rabbit punches’ (the so‑called “Regla Prichard Colón”) and prompted a 2017 civil suit by his parents alleging negligent in‑ring medical assessment and promoter failures.
- No official medical cause of death has been released by the family or doctors, and the legal and regulatory questions tied to the 2015 bout remain active parts of Colón’s public legacy.