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Mexican boxer Zapata dies after fight knockout

Jeanette Zacarias Zapata  dies five days after fight knockout [photo courtesy]

British-based Brain injury association Headway has again called for a ban on boxing after the death of Mexican teenager Jeanette Zacarias Zapata following a bout in Canada last weekend.

The 18-year-old welterweight was knocked down in the fourth round against Marie Pier Houle at the GVM Gala International in Montreal on Saturday and appeared to have a seizure.

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