On March 5, 2022, Beijing time, according to the US "New Herald" report, the former world boxing champion, Olympic boxing gold medalist, Cuban boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux in the United States in the United States home explosion accident.
It is reported that the explosion was caused by a pressure cooker in the kitchen, while Guillermo Rigundo himself was cooking in the kitchen. So Guillermo Rigundo was affected by the explosion.
After the accident, Guillermo Rigundo was immediately taken to the hospital for treatment. According to Alex Bornott, Guillermo Rigundo's agent, although Guillermo Rigundo's life was not endangered during the explosion, the explosion caused Guillermo Rigundo's facial injuries and severely impaired his vision due to the explosion. At present, Guillermo Rigundo's vision is only 20% of that of ordinary people.
Alex Bornott also revealed that Guillermo Rigundo is currently actively cooperating with the treatment. The 41-year-old former world boxer has been tested several times. Currently, Guillermo Rigundo's team hopes that Guillermo Rigundo has only injured the retina and will be able to gradually restore his vision through tissue regeneration.
However, this is the ideal situation, and it is reported that the attending physician of Guillermo Rigundo believes that Guillermo Rigundo's eye damage is so serious that it is impossible to heal itself, so it will take many surgeries to restore some vision!
If the above news is true, it is undoubtedly a direct announcement that Guillermo Rigundo will not be able to return to the ring and will have to retire.
Eye injuries are fatal to an athlete, especially a professional boxer in a heavy sport, and if it is a minor injury, it is still possible to return to the ring after surgery, such as the second-middleweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. who was previously in a car accident. However, if the injury is too serious, there is no other choice for boxers with strict physical conditions than to retire and recuperate.
In recent years, the famous boxer Antonio Majarito has been forced to retire because of an eye injury. Abner Mares was also unable to return due to an eye injury and has not competed in four years. In the mainland, the famous professional boxer Li Wenyang also had to choose to retire because of repeated retinal injuries and losses. After retiring, Li Wenyang was unable to save his vision even if he implanted an intraocular lens in his eye.
In Dubai late last month, Guillermo Rigundo was still fighting in the boxing ring, but Guillermo Rigundo, who had reached his peak, lost to Filipino youngster Vincent Astrolabio. Although Guillermo Rigundo repeatedly told reporters after the match that he would continue his boxing career, this sudden disaster may make Guillermo Rigundo determined to take off his boxing sleeve and end the life of a boxer.
In any case, I would like to extend my sincerest wishes to Guillermo Rigundo and to his full recovery at an early date.
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