Successful surgery. Last month, the World Boxing Council (WBC) announced Prichard Colon had undergone more surgery, which had been a success. ... Nieves told the same publication: “The doctor has already come to give the results of my son's surgery, the champion Prichard Colón Meléndez, “Everything went well.

Is Prichard Colon still in a vegetative state?

As of April 2017, Colón had remained in a persistent vegetative state. In 2017, the parents of Prichard Colón filed a lawsuit seeking damages in more than $50 million.

What happened to the boxer that hit Prichard Colon?

Washington D.C. Court Ruling In Lawsuit Involving Professional Boxer Who Suffered Severe Brain Damage. ... Colon incurred a massive brain injury in a fight at Eagle Bank Arena in 2015 and is now in a “vegetative state” and bound to a wheelchair.