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A 27-year-old boxer died on Thursday after spending three weeks in a medically induced coma from his last fight.
Heavyweight Ardi Ndembo was knocked unconscious during his April 5 bout against Nestor Santana in Miami.
He was then transported to a local hospital, where he was placed in a coma, but he died earlier this week.
“We at Viva Promotions mourn the loss of Ardi Ndembo, a talented Congolese boxer who tragically passed away after a knockout in a Team Combat League match on April 5,” the promotion said in a statement, via the New York Post. “He remained in an induced coma until his untimely death. RIP Ardi Ndembo!”
Floyd Mayweather’s uncle, Jeff, works with the Team Combat League on the same team that Ndembo represented when he fought.
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