Thursday, July 17 2008
By: Christian Schmidt Popular
welterweight Oscar Diaz remains in critical condition University
Hospital in San Antonio after undergoing a three-hour operation to
relieve swelling on his brain. The surgery ended at 4AM. No further
information on Diaz’ condition has been released. “Our thoughts and
prayers go out to Oscar, his family, and all of Oscar’s fans and
friends in San Antonio,” voiced promoter Joe DeGuardia, CEO of Star
Boxing. “This is very tragic, no one ever wants to see something like
that. Oscar is a tremendous fighter and more importantly a tremendous
person. It is hard to think about anything else right now other than
giving our full support to Oscar. We hope for the best, and ask
everyone to keep Oscar in their thoughts and hearts, as this is a very
tough time for him and his family,” stated DeGuardia.