Young boxer Sosa fighting for his life after horrific car accident

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  1. Gary Barlow

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    Boxer Pedro Sosa was scheduled to start his professional boxing career Monday. Instead, he's in the fight of his life. He is in a coma after a car accident killed his sister and threw him from an overpass on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Sosa was driving with his sister Jeneffer on Sunday morning. From the New York Daily News:
    Both Pedro and Jeneffer got out of their car and walked ahead to check on the other cars when they were slammed into by another motorist. The collision caused both of them both to fly off the overpass and fall 75 feet.
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    The 20-year-old Sosa, the 2011 National Golden Gloves champ, was rushed to the Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. Monday morning he underwent surgery to stop bleeding in his brain.
    Pedro Sosa Sr. told the Daily News that he's looking for answers about the tragic accident. These last two days must be a horrendous flashback for the Sosa family, to when Pedro Sosa Jr.'s older brother Andy was murdered in August of 2000.
     
    Gary Barlow, Oct 31, 2011
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  2. LP_1985

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    Hoping for speedy recovery
     
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  3. Mandanda

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    My thoughts are with him,his sister and family
     
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  4. Bryn

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    Wish the family all the best. :-(
     
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  5. Dereksmegster

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    Christ. Thoughts are with him. Terrible way to lose your sister
     
    Dereksmegster, Oct 31, 2011
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  6. jpab19

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    Awful stuff. I remember having watched him once or twice, seemed to have a lot of potential, a very composed young fighter.

    Not that it's relevant right now, hopefully things will work out the best way they possibly can at this stage.
     
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  7. jpab19

    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    Good news regarding this guys, he's woken up from his coma and is able to speak to and recognize visitors.

    I scene(nudge, nudge) it somewhere if you're looking for the full story, can't post on my phone atm.
     
    jpab19, Nov 25, 2011
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  8. LP_1985

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    good news pal, nice one
     
    LP_1985, Nov 25, 2011
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  9. Rebel-INS

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    ****, if he survives this he must be made of strong stuff. Good to hear that though.
     
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