Prichard Colon died on August 13, 2026, at age 33 due to complications from head injuries suffered during a boxing match in 2015 [1, 2, 3]. Before his injury, Colon had a perfect professional record of 16 wins, no losses, with 13 knockouts [1, 2, 3].
On October 17, 2015, Colon fought Terrel Williams in a super welterweight bout at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia [1, 2, 3]. During the fight, Colon complained of illegal rabbit punches — strikes to the back of his head — from Williams [1, 2, 3]. Sources differ on penalties: some report Williams was deducted one point for these fouls [1, 2], while others say he was not penalized and instead Colon was docked two points for a low blow [3].
In the later rounds, Colon collapsed multiple times and was disqualified after his corner mistakenly removed his gloves, believing the fight was over [1, 2, 3]. After the bout, Colon collapsed again in the locker room, vomited, lost consciousness, and was rushed to the hospital where doctors diagnosed a subdural hematoma — brain bleeding [1, 2, 3].
He underwent emergency brain surgery and fell into a coma that lasted 221 days [1, 2, 3]. He never recovered speech and required full-time care from his family, mostly his mother, for the eleven years that followed [1, 2, 3]. In 2021, Colon underwent another major brain surgery but did not regain his prior condition [1, 2].
In his youth, Colon won gold at the 2010 Pan American Youth Championship in the 64 kg weight class and was honored as a WBC World Champion after his career ended [3]. The World Boxing Organization described him as "a warrior until the very end" [1].
Colon’s family filed a lawsuit against the ringside doctor and fight promoters related to the injury; the case remained unresolved as of the last reports [1, 2]. His father, Richard Colon, said he fulfilled his son’s wish to visit Puerto Rico as often as possible and asked for prayers after his passing [1, 3].
