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**the_godslayer** · 08-11-2008, 07:10 AM

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BEIJING (Reuters) - Samoa's Farani Tavui was recovering well from his knockout in the Olympic boxing competition on Saturday, an International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) official said on Sunday.

"He is fully alert and neurogically sound," AIBA medical commission chairman Charles Butler said in a statement.
"The hospital is very happy that we sent him there and they will continue to observe him and take some tests. All going well, he is expected out of hospital in a day or two," he added.
Tavui lost his balance and fell shortly after receiving a right hook from Croatia's Marijo Sivolija-Jelica in the third round of their light-heavyweight bout. He managed to stand before the end of the referee's count but staggered and fell again.
Medical personnel intervened and carried him off on a stretcher. He remained unconscious for a brief period but was alert and responding when he was taken to a nearby hospital for a scan that revealed no major injury.

source - - Samoan recovering well from knockout | Sports | 2008 Summer Olympics | Reuters

RMAcero722 · 08-11-2008, 03:18 PM

That KO was scary. Just hope he gets through it well. It seemed like all of that training helped him keep his balance well, but when you get hit flush, you go down.

08-11-2008, 07:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
the_godslayer Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 982	Samoan recovering from KO 1 of 3Full Size powered by Sphere BEIJING (Reuters) - Samoa's Farani Tavui was recovering well from his knockout in the Olympic boxing competition on Saturday, an International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) official said on Sunday. "He is fully alert and neurogically sound," AIBA medical commission chairman Charles Butler said in a statement. "The hospital is very happy that we sent him there and they will continue to observe him and take some tests. All going well, he is expected out of hospital in a day or two," he added. Tavui lost his balance and fell shortly after receiving a right hook from Croatia's Marijo Sivolija-Jelica in the third round of their light-heavyweight bout. He managed to stand before the end of the referee's count but staggered and fell again. Medical personnel intervened and carried him off on a stretcher. He remained unconscious for a brief period but was alert and responding when he was taken to a nearby hospital for a scan that revealed no major injury. source - - Samoan recovering well from knockout \| Sports \| 2008 Summer Olympics \| Reuters __________________ Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone

08-11-2008, 03:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
RMAcero722 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cali, USA Posts: 467	Re: Samoan recovering from KO That KO was scary. Just hope he gets through it well. It seemed like all of that training helped him keep his balance well, but when you get hit flush, you go down. __________________