Jr. Middleweight Prichard Colon was moved to a rehabilitation facility in Georgia that specializes in head trauma, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.
Colon (16-1, 13 KOs), 23, suffered the injury during a ninth-round disqualification loss to Terrel Williams in an NBC-televised Premier Boxing Champions card from the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.
Although Colon is breathing on his own, he has been in a coma since. On Thursday he was moved to Shepherd Center, a hospital in Atlanta that specializes in treatment for those with brain and spinal cord injuries.
“Today is a big day for my brother Prichard Colon,” Ricardo Colon wrote on social media. “Headed to the best rehab center for traumatic brain injuries, Shepherd Center.”
Lou DiBella, who promoted the card on behalf of PBC, said Colon has a long road ahead of him but that going to a rehabilitation facility specializing in brain injuries was best for him.
“It’s one of the best facilities in the world for people in Prichard’s situation,” DiBella told ESPN.com. “He’s going to the best place he can be. It has innovative treatments and is a state-of-the-art facility. But he remains in a coma. The family has been waiting for the approval for the move and for Prichard to be physically strong enough to make a safe trip.
“That’s where they want him to be, and I’m happy they are able to bring him there. The best help anyone can give is to keep Prichard in their thoughts and for people who pray to continue to pray for him, and let’s hope for the best for this fine young man and his family.”
Also writing on social media, Ricardo Colon credited Al Haymon, Prichard’s adviser and the creator of PBC, for making the move to the costly rehabilitation facility possible.
