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GORRES IN COMA AFTER BRAIN SURGERY; ALDEGUER ASKS FOR PRAYERS


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Z Gorres has been medically-induced into a coma at the University Medical Center (UMC) in Las Vegas after his skull was opened to drain the fluid in his brain to relieve pressure. Gorres was rushed to the hospital after he collapsed in his corner right after he was proclaimed the winner by unanimous decision against Luis Melendez of Colombia Friday night at the House of Blues at the Mandalay Bay Hotel, a boxing event organized by Top Rank as a precursor to the mammoth match-up between Filipino ring icon and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Dr Allan Recto, who visited Gorres in the hospital Friday night, said that the UMC is well equipped to work on Gorres' condition. However, Gorres remains critical and Recto said he was told by Dr Michael Seiss, the critical care specialist attending Gorres, that Gorres would be in coma for three to five days and "hopefully he will return to consciousness."

"If an ordinary person, like you an me, will be in Gorres' condition," Dr Recto said, "the chances of survival is very slim. Only because Gorres is an athlete that he has more chances to survive."

ALA Gym President Michael Aldeguer and Vice-President Dennis Canete are in the UMC to monitor Gorres' condition.

Meanwhile, ALA chairman Antonio L. Aldeguer, who has nurtured Gorres' boxing career since Gorres was about nine years old, has ask for prayers from everyone who follow boxing and who knows Gorres to pray for Gorres' recovery.

"Gorres is a very good family man with a loving wife and four children. He is a very kind and gentle person. A rare human being. Please ask the Lord not to take him yet. We need your prayers for him," Aldeguer said in a text message.

PhilBoxing.com is with Aldeguer and the whole ALA family and Gorres' family in this most difficult time of Gorres life. We would like to ask everyone in Pacland and the whole boxing community to offer prayers for the recovery of Z Gorres.

Top photo: Z Gorres is being helped by ring attendants after he collapsed in his corner right after he was declared the winner against Luis Melendez at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Hotel Friday night. Photo by Reiver Rodriguez.


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