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Updated: May 5, 2009, 9:46 PM EST
DALLAS (AP) - Boxer Benjamin Flores died five days after he was hospitalized following a title bout with Al Seeger
Bout supervisor Bob Lenhardt says the 25-year-old Flores died Tuesday at Parkland Hospital.
Referee Laurence Cole awarded the victory to Seeger in the eighth round of the North American Boxing Federation fight Thursday night at the Hilton Anatole hotel.
Lenhardt said the Houston fighter was helped to his stool before lying down. Lenhardt said doctors rushed to his side and Flores appeared unconscious when removed on a stretcher.
The fight was for the vacant NABF super bantamweight title. Flores was 19-3 and weighed 122 pounds. Seeger is from Savannah, Ga.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation said in a release Tuesday night that it was reviewing the Flores fight to verify all procedures were followed.
Benjamin Flores, left, in a photo taken before a 2007 fight. (Paul J. Richards / Getty Images)
DALLAS (AP) - Boxer Benjamin Flores died five days after he was hospitalized following a title bout with Al Seeger
Bout supervisor Bob Lenhardt says the 25-year-old Flores died Tuesday at Parkland Hospital.
Referee Laurence Cole awarded the victory to Seeger in the eighth round of the North American Boxing Federation fight Thursday night at the Hilton Anatole hotel.
Lenhardt said the Houston fighter was helped to his stool before lying down. Lenhardt said doctors rushed to his side and Flores appeared unconscious when removed on a stretcher.
The fight was for the vacant NABF super bantamweight title. Flores was 19-3 and weighed 122 pounds. Seeger is from Savannah, Ga.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation said in a release Tuesday night that it was reviewing the Flores fight to verify all procedures were followed.
Benjamin Flores, left, in a photo taken before a 2007 fight. (Paul J. Richards / Getty Images)
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