Comments Thread For: Jeanette Zacarias Zapata Dies Of Head Injuries After Boxing Match

[Joeboxeo]

Rest in peace

[Pigeons]

Very sad. First time I've heard of a woman dying in the ring.

[lopetego]

Ending is on Youtube. Heartbreaking to watch, I don't recommend it. She's on her feet but in a coma from the moment the last punch lands.

I am reading on a French site that she was beaten and brutally KOd in May after a 2 year layoff. The other girl's trainer said he was shown a clip of this fight in the past few days, and if the video had been online beforehand the fight would have never been made. Apparently she took a serious beating and didn't go to the hospital after.

EDIT: Found the video. She does not take the punches well at all, and is out cold on the floor for an extended period after the fight.

Absolutely heartbreaking.

Sad. Women shouldn't be allowed to box, it is a brutal sport even for men

Her opponent doesn't care at all that she's on the canvas dying

what a cold *****

[hitmanjosh]

Sad. Women shouldn't be allowed to box, it is a brutal sport even for men

Her opponent doesn't care at all that she's on the canvas dying

what a cold *****

As a fighter your first reaction after a fight is stopped is to celebrate not knowing the condition of another fighter is normal, I just think this is a bad mishap, but we do need to look at the commission and match maker and past performances to get a better understanding at whom failed this young lady.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Sad. Women shouldn't be allowed to box, it is a brutal sport even for men

Her opponent doesn't care at all that she's on the canvas dying

what a cold *****

I didn't like how she was celebrating. The audience wasn't into that either.

[Wacked_Out]

Beyond sad, but I will say she died a warrior and that might be the best most honorable way to go. Nothing but respect and prayers.

[Southpawology]

Very strange seeing a female boxer die reason being for the fact that women just dont have that explosive brutal power that men possess. Sad RIP.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Beyond sad, but I will say she died a warrior and that might be the best most honorable way to go. Nothing but respect and prayers.

Yes, beyond sad, because death is very hard to deal with, even that of a stranger. It knows no age. Everyone has an appointment with it eventually. May God bless her and everyone else in the afterlife.

[buddyr]

it's sad to hear. People love knockouts and that's why mismatches occur. I hate it and I hate that this woman has lost her life.

[YoungManRumble]

End mismatches and 'showcase' fights. Montreal seems particularly guilty of this often. Make it so she didn't die for nothing. That Estrada KO in seconds vs that fake fighter with padded record was the first red flag for this recently in women's boxing. Everyone just wants to make a buck and lets these things slip by.