Diego Arrua dead: The trainer and husband of boxing star Sabrina Perez dies at the age of 58 after a heart attack during the fight for the world title
BOX coach Diego Arrua has died aged 58 after suffering a heart attack during his wife’s world title fight.
Arrua fought Australia’s Skye Nicolson on Friday for her wife Sabrina Perez’s interim WBC featherweight title.
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He collapsed between the ninth and tenth rounds of the world title fight after suffering a heart attack at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutierrez in Mexico.
Unfortunately, he did not recover and died tragically.
WBC President Maurico Sulaiman confirmed Arrua’s tragic death Twitter.
He said: “It is with deep sadness that we learned of the sudden death of Argentine coach Diego.” [Arrua].
“Who suffered a devastating heart attack during the fight with Sabrina Perez in Tijuana.”
Matchroom Boxing – who suggested the fight – also paid tribute to the late Arrua.
They tweeted: “Our thoughts and condolences are with Sabrina Perez and her loved ones.”
Perez suffered a unanimous decision loss to Nicolson, with judges scoring the contest 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93 in favor of the Australian.
However, she was not in the ring when the result was announced.
It’s likely that she ran backstage to try to be with her late husband.
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