Óscar González ‘El Fantasma’ Dies: Mexican Boxer Dead At 23 After Suffering Brain Injuries From Jesús Galicia Match

UPDATE: Mexican boxer Óscar González has reportedly died after suffering a fatal brain injury from his most recent match in Mexico City on Saturday night. Contrary to previous reports, which cited that the athlete was 33 years old, the featherweight boxer was 23 years old.

Mexican boxer Óscar González, more popularly known as "El Fantasma," was in the hospital with a brain injury after suffering fatal injuries in his latest boxing match in the Polanco Forum. The 23-year-old featherweight boxer suffered injuries in the 10th-round of his match on Saturday night in Mexico City during the Televisa-televised fight and was immediately taken to Hospital Español. Doctors pronounced the boxer to be brain dead, reported many local news outlets, and were waiting for the arrival of his family, who came to the hospital Sunday afternoon.

While most reports first suggested that the boxer is brain dead, his wife has went on record to refute the claims and assert that there was still hope for her husband. “A part of his bran is working. he has all his vital signs and his heart is working. we need to wait 24 hours to know how he responds to treatment," said Maria Avalos, who added that the injury comes with the territory of being a boxer. But now local media outlets have confirmed that the boxer has passed away after sustaining injuries to his brain.

WBC Secretary General Mauricio Sulaiman stated that his staff members notified him Saturday night and that doctors were waiting for Gonzalez's family members to decide if they should revive the fighter. "My staff members called me at midnight," said Sulaiman. "They had gone to the hospital with him and he has suffered a very critical mental injury. It's so unfortunate. It's a really, really sad situation. They went to the hospital and they stayed with him, and they called me immediately. We have a confirmed insurance policy for a fight for the WBC title of $50,000 that will go to the family. The doctors are administering respiratory aide while waiting for the family to get together and to make a decision. Basically, they said that they are waiting for a miracle."