The WBC mourns the passing of boxer Luis Quiñones

Young Colombian boxer Luis Quiñones has died.

Luis, 25, passed away in the early hours of this September 30th after having spent five days hospitalized, after the fight with his compatriot José Muñoz, last Saturday at the Elías Chegwin Coliseum, in Barranquilla.

After he finished the fight, Quiñones was taken to the General del Norte Hospital in Barranquilla, Colombia, where he was treated for a brain injury.

The World Boxing Council and its President Mauricio Sulaimán, send our deepest condolences to Luis’s family and friends.