- Víctor Burgos
Infobox Boxer
name=Victor Burgos
realname=José Víctor Flores Burgos
nickname=El Acorazado (The One With Heart)
weight=Flyweight
nationality=Flagicon|MEX Mexican
birth_date=Birth date and age|1974|4|10|mf=y
birth_place=Copala ,Mexico
death_date|=
death_place|=
style=Orthodox
total=57
wins=39
losses=15
draws=3
no contests=0
KO=23|Víctor Burgos, born José Víctor Flores Burgos on
April 10 ,1974 inCopala ,Mexico , professional boxer.Burgos' career has been marked by his mediocre record -- after turning pro in 1993, he lost his first 4 fights, 2 by KO. Burgos, however, continued to compete, eventually winning the then-vacant
IBF Light Flyweight title in a bout with Alex Sanchez in 2003. He lost the title toWill Grigsby in 2005, and rebounded with two wins in theflyweight division to set up a title fight withVic Darchinyan for the IBF flyweight belt.Bout with Darchinyan
On
March 3 ,2007 , Burgos fought Vic Darchinyan at the Home Depot Center inLos Angeles ,California . Burgos was knocked down during the 2nd round, and was on the receiving end of a flurry of blows in the 10th. Between the 10th and 11th rounds, the referee went to Burgos' corner to inquire to his fitness to continue. The corner cleared Burgos to continue.In the 12th, Burgos was again on the receiving end of a flurry, and the referee ended the fight, a TKO loss. Burgos then passed out on the stool in his corner; he was taken on a stretcher with a neck brace to LA County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where doctors removed a blood clot from his brain and induced a
coma . [ [http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-boxing5mar05,1,640467.story?coll=la-headlines-sports Victor Burgos has blood clot removed from brain - Los Angeles Times ] ]Recovery
Burgos was moved out of the
Intensive Care Unit to a regular room [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2816217] . He has been recognizing friends and family members.External links
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