The boxing world mourns the death of Ardi Ndembowho had been hospitalized in a Miami hospital for three weeks after suffering a brutal knockout against Mario Santana within the framework of the Team Combat League event that faced the Las Vegas Hustle and Miami Assassins teams.
Ndembo was born in the Republic of Congo, he was 27 years old, had two children and was in the United States to participate in the tournament, although he lived in South Africa. I was undefeatedas he had won the previous eight fights before the fatal fight.
Fight, suspension and death
On April 5, Ndembo got into the ring to face the Cuban on Bull Santanasince he was part of the Las Vegas team.
But the fight lasted less than a minute: Santana threw him to the canvas a few seconds later. The lawsuit began and the image did not go unnoticed. The African boxer did not move in the ring while they treated him.
The boxer was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital.in very bad condition” after the fight, as reported by the newspaper The New Herald of Miami. He underwent emergency surgery and was left induced comawith artificial respiration.
Jeff Mayweatheruncle and former coach of the multi-champion Floyd Mayweather, witnessed the fight from the front row, as he is one of the coaches of Las Vegas Hustle, Ndembo’s team. “Boxing is a sport that you grow up watching and loving, but it carries a lot of risk.“Mayweather told the British newspaper The Sun.
