Puerto Rican boxer, Prichard Colon, who made headlines due to his devastating injury during the 2015 fight with Terrel William, has passed away at the age of 33. Colon's passing has drawn the curtain over the medical saga of his post-injury life, where he struggled with complications from the brain bleed for the next 12 years of his life.
His death was confirmed by his father and former coach, Richard Colón. Richard confirmed that his son passed away Thursday, August 13. An exact cause of death was not revealed, as Richard only said that his son is "in a better place" now.
The announcement from his dad has sparked a lot of interest in the late boxer's family. Was Prichard Colon married? Who are his parents, Richard and Nieves? Let's find out.
Also read: Where is Terrel Williams now? What happened to the boxer after Prichard Colon fight?
Was Prichard Colon married? All about his parents, Richard and Nieves
Richard Colon was never married and was not dating anyone at the time of death. There is also no publicly documented relationship prior to the devastating injury that left him in a vegetative state.
{{/usCountry}}Richard Colon was never married and was not dating anyone at the time of death. There is also no publicly documented relationship prior to the devastating injury that left him in a vegetative state.
{{/usCountry}}The 33-year-old's life was shattered after the incident on October 17, 2015, a fight with Williams. Since then, the 33-year-old's family has been all about his parents, Richard and Nieves taking care of their ailing son.
Prichard's life centered around his father mostly, as he built his boxing career in Florida and rose to international fame in the mid 2000s. Richard, a former boxer himself, was the cornerstone of Prichard Colon's career and was his coach till his very last fight.
But since suffering the devastating injury nearly a decade earlier, his life has revolved around his mom, Nieves Colon. For the last 11 years, Nieves Colon has been a steadfast support to Prichard as he survived near-insurmountable health challenges. His condition even briefly improved as in 2018 the Washington Post had reported that Prichard Colon had started speech therapy.
Nieves had revealed that she was waiting for Prichard outside the ring after the October 17, 2015, fight. He reportedly walked down to her, put his arms on her shoulders, and told her that he was feeling dizzy. Since then, she has been Prichard's primary caregiver. Following her divorce with Richard, Prichard moved into her Florida house, and she became her principal day-to-day caregiver.
According to a 2017 ESPN report, she was in charge of his daily care at her home while Richard would visit every day to help. She had told ESPN that, over time, she learnt how to manage Prichard's equipment, how he needed to be repositioned, and every other detail related to his medical care.