Montreal's GYM Gala took a dramatic turn Saturday when Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata left the stadium in an ambulance, after a resounding knockout. Marie-Pier Houle knocked out Zapata, 18, at the end of the fourth round of a fight that was supposed to last six. Zapata was transported to hospital in critical condition, according to René Durand, a spokesperson for Urgences Santé. Paramedics on-site and a doctor assigned to the boxing event took care of Zapata who went into convulsions. Trigger Warning | Boxer in critical condition after suffering knockout in Montreal bout:Trigger Warning: Knockout at Montreal's GYM Gala leaves young boxer unconscious 0:48 Marie-Pier Houle knocks out Jeanette Zacarias Zapata, 18, at Montreal's GYM Gala.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2021 15:45 UTC