{"id":143143,"date":"2023-09-18T22:29:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T22:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=143143"},"modified":"2023-09-18T22:29:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T22:29:07","slug":"diego-arrua-dead-boxing-star-sabrina-perezs-trainer-and-husband-dies-at-58-after-heart-attack-during-world-title-fight-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/sport\/diego-arrua-dead-boxing-star-sabrina-perezs-trainer-and-husband-dies-at-58-after-heart-attack-during-world-title-fight-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Diego Arrua dead: Boxing star Sabrina Perez's trainer and husband dies at 58 after heart attack during world title fight | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
BOXING coach Diego Arrua has died aged 58 after suffering a heart attack during his wife's world title fight.<\/p>\n
Arrua was in the corner for wife Sabrina Perez's interim WBC featherweight title bout with Australian Skye Nicolson on Friday night.<\/p>\n
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He collapsed between the ninth and ten rounds of the fight at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutierrez in Mexico.<\/p>\n
Sadly, he didn't recover from the reportedly "devastating" heart attack.<\/p>\n
WBC president Maurico Sulaiman confirmed the passing of Arrua on Twitter<\/span>.<\/p>\n He said: "It is with deep sadness that we have been informed of the sudden death of Argentine coach Diego [Arrua].<\/p>\n "Who suffered a devastating heart attack during the Sabrina Perez fight in Tijuana.<\/p>\n "The medical services did everything possible and he died at the QDEP general hospital."<\/p>\n Matchroom Boxing – who promoted the fight – also offered their condolences to Perez over her husband's passing.<\/p>\n They tweeted: "Our thoughts and condolences are with Sabrina Perez and your loved ones."<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Perez suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Nicolson, with the judges scoring the contest 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93 in favour of the Aussie.<\/p>\n She wasn't in the ring when the result was read out.<\/p>\n Boxing fans around the world were quick to react to the tragic news, with one tweeting: "Prayers for the family."<\/p>\n Another said: "RIP THAT'S SO SAD."<\/p>\n And another said: "Rest in peace, Diego."<\/p>\n One remarked: "Damn sad to hear. RIP."<\/p>\n Another chimed in: "Awful news. RIP."<\/p>\n Perez went into her clash with Nicolson on the back of decision victories over Silvia Fernanda Zararias and Yollis Marrugo Franco.<\/p>\n Defeat to Nicolson saw her lose her grip on the WBC's interim 126lbs strap.<\/p>\nMost read in Boxing<\/h2>\n
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