Overview
- Sio is now off a ventilator and breathing on her own in intensive care at Loma Linda University Medical Center, the event promoter ProBox TV said.
- She was knocked out in the first round at a ProBox TV card in San Bernardino, convulsed in the ring, and was taken from the arena on a stretcher.
- The bout ended about 78 seconds into round one after opponent Jocelyn Camarillo landed a rapid combination, and Camarillo later voiced relief at news of Sio’s improvement.
- Questions grew after reports that Sio had been stopped on January 30 in Long Beach, while her team says that loss came from a body shot, she served a medical suspension, and doctors cleared her to return.
- Doctors sometimes place patients in induced comas to limit brain swelling after head trauma, and this case could push athletic commissions to recheck return-to-fight timelines and ringside evaluations for young pros.