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Boxer Ardi Ndembo dead at 27 three weeks after brutal knockout left him in induced coma
By Joseph Staszewski,
12 days ago
A 27-year-old heavyweight boxer died Thursday, three weeks after he suffered a vicious knockout loss that led to him being put in an induced coma in Miami.
Ardi Ndembo, who was a perfect 8-0 in his career, was brutally knocked out by his opponent, Nestor Santana, while competing in a Team Combat League fight on April 5 and was left unconscious in the ring for several minutes.
The father of two was placed in an induced coma in a Miami hospital and succumbed to the injuries on Thursday.
The promotion paid tribute to Ndembo in a post on X.
“We at Viva Promotions mourn the loss of Ardi Ndembo, a talented Congolese boxer who tragically passed away after a knockout in a Team Combat League match on April 5,” the promotion said in a statement. “He remained in an induced coma until his untimely death. RIP Ardi Ndembo!”
“Boxing’s a sport where you grow up watching it and loving it, but there’s so much risk involved,” Jeff Mayweather said. “Anyone can lose their life from boxing. When something like this happens, it wakes up the whole entire world.
“I don’t think boxing’s a bad sport because you can die in any sport. You drive a race car at 200mph, if it slides, you’re going to die too. You can die in any sport but boxing is a brutal sport.”
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