African boxer dies after strong knockout of Cuban Nestor "El Toro" Santana in Miami

The Congolese boxerArdi Football He died last Monday in Miami due to the consequences of injuries suffered in a fight against the CubanNestor "El Toro" Santana, who gave him a devastating knockout.

Ndembo, 27, spent several days in an induced coma at a trauma center in the Florida city, but ultimately could not recover.

The fighter faced the Cuban in the Team Combat League competition on April 5 in Miami. Washis first performance as a member of the Las Vegas Hustle team, who faced the Miami Assassins.

On Thursday night, Viva Promotions reported his death in a message on its Twitter account.

"We mourn the loss of Ardi Ndembo, a talented Congolese boxer who tragically passed away after a knockout in a Team Combat League match on April 5. He remained in an induced coma until his untimely death. Rest in peace Ardi Ndembo!" reads the tweet.

The specialized journalist Jorge Ebro, of theNew Herald, he remembered thatNdembo was a resident of South Africa and had only been in the United States for a few months.

In his last fight against "El Toro" Santana, thisHe dealt him a strong blow just 22 seconds from the end of the round in which they were eliminated to move on to the next round.

"It remainedlying on the canvas for a few minutes while the paramedics provided him with first aid and it was determined to take him as soon as possible to a trauma center in the Jackson Memorial system," Ebro described.

"Ndembo lost consciousness on the way to the hospital and had to beemergency surgery to relieve blood flow pressure in the brain, which led to him being placed in an induced coma in the hope of some recovery," he added.

Known as "Iron", the deceased had a record of 8-0 with seven knockouts in traditional boxing.

The Team Combat League organized a campaign ofGoFundMe for the benefit of his two children.

For his part, Jeff Mayweather, uncle ofFloyd Mayweather Jr. and trainer of Las Vegas Hustle, declared toSunSport: "Boxing is a sport that you grow up watching and loving, but it involves a lot of risk. Anyone can lose their life in boxing. When something like that happens, it wakes up the whole world."