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A 30-year-old engineer in Taipei has died four days after taking part in a boxing tournament for beginners. The man, surnamed Chen, had been learning boxing for about a year, and during the match sustained multiple heavy blows to the head. He was able to seek medical treatment on his own after the competition, but later fell into a coma that he never woke up from. Let’s hear more about the case.

Huang En-lin
FTV reporter
Mr. Chen came to this boxing gym in Songshan District to compete. After a technical knockout, he felt unwell and went to the hospital. Four days later, he was pronounced dead.

Lee Shao-yu
Police officer
We were unable to contact the gym owner, so we haven’t carried out an inspection yet. The autopsy was completed yesterday. From what we know, Mr. Chen’s family has not raised major objections or reacted strongly to the incident.

Peter Hung
International Professional Boxing Event Director
I’ve been in Taiwan’s boxing industry for just three years, but I’ve already seen three competitors die, all of them beginners. In small competitions like this, people think it’s just for fun, so they hop on the ring and go wild throwing punches at full force. That’s really dangerous. Seasoned fighters can control their strength. They know where to hit, where to use force and where not to.

Lu Yun-feng
Cardinal Tien Hospital
In cases like this, at first, the symptoms might not be serious or obvious. But they gradually get worse. The most concerning development clinically is delayed brain hemorrhage.

Police have referred two suspects for investigation on suspicion of negligent homicide: that’s the gym operator, and Mr. Chen’s opponent, a 27-year-old man surnamed Hsu. Mr. Hsu was shocked and saddened by the incident, allegedly saying that he hadn’t meant to beat Mr. Chen to death. Whether the gym bears responsibility, and whether there were shortcomings in relation to safety inspections and oversight remains to be seen.

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