By Mark Vester
After seven months of recovery, welterweight Oscar Diaz has been released from University Hospital in San Antonio Diaz collapsed in his corner before the 11th round of his fight with Delvin Rodriguez on July 16. After numerous medical procedures, he went into a coma and awoke in September.
The recovery process is long from over. Dr. David Jimenez, the boxer's chief neurosurgeon, told the San Antonio Express-News that Diaz entered a local rehabilitation facility. He told the paper that Diaz can sit up in a chair, respond to commands and smiles when someone tells a joke. The doctor said he was optimistic that Diaz would be able to walk and talk again.
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