Flugviktaren Yang Jian Bing har avlidit inför hans match som skulle ägt rum på One Championship tidigare under dagen svensk tid.
One Championship: Spirit of Champions ägde rum tidigare under dagen svensk tid. Yang Jian Bing skulle ha mött Geje Eustaquio i en flugviktsmatch men efter invägningen blev matchen struken.
Bantningen inför matchen ska ha tagit hårt på Bing som blev förd till sjukhus i Manila där galan ägde rum. Enligt rapporter ska Bing ha anlänt till sjukhuset medvetslös. Dödsorsaken ska ha varit Rabdomyolys. Rabdomyolys är ett tillstånd där kroppen i hög takt bryter ner muskelvävnad och att proteinet myoglobin sprider sig i blodet som leder till bland annat akut njursvikt.
One Championship har släppt ett uttalande efter händelsen:
”The ONE Championship (ONE) family suffered a tragic loss when Chinese flyweight Yang Jian Bing passed away on 11 December 2015 at 12.06 PM due to cardiopulmonary failure. The formal hospital medical reports and procedures are still being carried out. He was 21 years old.
Yang, a native of China was hospitalized at the San Juan De Dios Hospital in Pasay, Philippines, after a sudden collapse on the morning of 10 December 2015.
At the hospital, Yang received the best medical care possible while ONE officials continuously updated his family directly from his hospital bedside.
CEO of ONE Championship, Victor Cui said, “There is nothing more profoundly tragic and sad than when a member of the ONE Championship family, current or past, passes away. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones of Yang Jian Bing. We will work closely with the family and offer all the support they need in any way we can during this very difficult time.”
Cui added, “I want to thank all sports fans around the world for their concern, thoughts and prayers. At this time, we appreciate everyone respecting the Yang family’s privacy as they mourn the loss of their beloved son and brother.”
Yang competed in the ONE Flyweight Division and his last bout for ONE was on 20 June 2015 and he was scheduled to compete on the card of ONE: SPIRIT OF CHAMPIONS in Manila on 11 December.”
