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Thursday, April 19 PUEBLO, Colo. – A boxer who collapsed from a brain injury after winning his first pro bout was in critical, unstable condition Thursday, a hospital spokeswoman said. Cresencio Mercado, 19, won the featherweight match with a first-round knockout Saturday night and climbed on top of the ring ropes, waving his arms in celebration. But when he returned to his corner, his legs started shaking and he fell to the canvas. Mercado, a former state Golden Gloves champion, sustained a head injury and was listed in critical, unstable condition at Parkview Medical Center, spokeswoman Tressa Panepinto said. Originally from Zacatecas, Mexico, Mercado is the sixth of seven brothers and is well known in Pueblo. He attended Central High School last year. |