Felipe “Gallito” Orucuta

The World Boxing Council has been in communication with the family of Felipe “Gallito” Orucuta, with the fight supervisor, Dr. Jose Luis Ibarra,  as well as with the medical doctors of the Hospital in Uruapan.

Surgery was performed to remove a blood clot in the brain, which was successful, and Felipe will be in an medically induced coma. There will be no additional information during the following 48 hours during the process of evaluating his evolution.

The boxing community joins in praying for the recovery of our beloved Mexican boxer