Martin “The Firefighter″ Sanchez died July 2, 2005 at Valley Hospital Medical Center
MEXICO CITY (AP) _ The body of a Mexican boxer who died after being knocked out during a bout in Las Vegas was returned to Mexico early Thursday.
Martin ``The Firefighter″ Sanchez died July 2 at Valley Hospital Medical Center, hours after being knocked out by Rustam Nugaev of Russia in a super lightweight bout.
After several delays, Sanchez’s body was flown home, arriving before dawn Thursday to a service attended by family and friends.
Sanchez, 26, worked as a firefighter in Mexico City, and his colleagues carried his coffin for a memorial service. A photo of Sanchez fighting was set up next to a framed picture of the Virgin Mary.
Sanchez was knocked out in the ninth round July 1. He was bleeding from the nose and mouth but didn’t appear seriously injured as he left the ring.
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