After battling for five days, the fighter loses his battle.
Benjamín Flores, who who lost his bid for the NABF junior featherweight title last Thursday, died yesterday after five days in the hospital due to complications from the punishment he received during his fight in Dallas, Texas.
"The truth is that it's surprising because he was giving such ah godo fight and although I had him down on points, he never looked in condition to fall in this manner," said Jose Mansur, one of the judges that night
Flores, who was in his first 12-round bout had a five fight winning streak. He was a native of Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico and he lived with his family in Houston, Texas. At 24 years of age, he had a record of 19-3 with 6 KOs before being knocked out by Seeger.
"It was terrible news to hear because Benjamin was a good prospect," added Mauricio Sulaiman, executive secretary of the WBC. "The fight was very close and in the 8th round, he got hurt. We do however have a life insurance policy for $50 million dollars that will go shortly to his family."
