Italian Muay Thai legend Christian Daghio, who was KO'd during title fight, dies after a week in coma
The veteran fighter died in the hospital after the match in Thailand where he had been competing for the WBC Asian Boxing Council silver light heavyweight title
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A renowned Muay Thai fighter who was knocked out by his opponent in a match last month that left him in a coma he never came out of was declared dead on Friday. The 49-year-old Italian, Christian Daghio, got up in a daze the first time he was knocked down in the boxing match with rival Don Pareuang but was knocked out with the second punch just moments later. The veteran fighter died in the hospital after his KO in the last-round in Thailand where he had been competing for the WBC Asian Boxing Council silver light heavyweight title.
The Daily Mail reported that Daghio switched to boxing after he spent the majority of his career as a Muay Thai fighter and even winning the world championship seven times.