A scathing investigative report led by New York state inspector general Catherine Leahy Scott uncovered numerous faults and improper procedure in the New York State Athletic Commission's post-fight medical treatment of a heavyweight boxer who is now severely brain damaged and partially paralyzed.
On November 2nd, 2013, Dagestani heavyweight boxer Magomed Abdusalamov lost a brutal, punishing unanimous decision to Mike Perez on an HBO-televised co-feature. The effects of the beating were noticeable during the fight, and it nearly cost him his life. Doctors at Manhattan's Roosevelt Hospital discovered a small blood clot in his brain. Abdusalamov was placed in a medically induced coma, but then suffered a stroke.