Comments Thread For: Jeanette Zacarias Zapata Dies Of Head Injuries After Boxing Match

[-Kev-]

Did anyone actually see this fight? Was it a total mismatch??

I would say it was. That was Zapata's third stoppage loss in a row. Versus Houle who was undefeated. Zapata was put in there probably as a showcase opponent, to give Houle a highlight reel win.

Mind you, TKO's are rare in women's boxing. Most women have very low to even 0% KO's. Even the best ones. Shields, Braekhus, Taylor, McCaskill. They struggle to even get to 20% KO ratio, even when throwing the kitchen sink at their opponent. You have the rare women with power like Wolfe, Ali, Serrano, Christy. But more times than not, they have little KO power.

So when you see a woman getting KO'ed consecutively like that, there's a problem there with her ability to take a punch and athletic commissions might want to rethink allowing her to fight.

[PeepeePoopooMan]

Thats tragic. Poor girl was just 18.

[TheMyspaceDayz]

What was the record and KO ratio of the opponent? And how old was she?

[BoxingIsGreat]

Sad. God's blessings to her.

[Nash out]

Tragic loss of a young life. An 18 year old with multiple KO losses to her name should not be in the ring with an unbeaten 31-year-old. This should and could have been avoided. There is so little depth in the women's game that they have to make fights like this, even though 99% of female boxers can't really punch, with a total mismatch, this can still happen. Nash out.

[Nash out]

What was the record and KO ratio of the opponent? And how old was she?

Entered the fight age 31, 3 wins, 2 KO's, 1 draw. Unbeaten.

[mrpain81]

Tragedy.

There's the gofundme, even a few dollars would go a long way.

[sicko]

Terrible News! Condolences to her Family

[aaronbnb]

So sad. Boxing is the most brutal, beautiful sport and test of the human spirit. It's gets hard to support when you look at MMA and no UFC fighter has ever died following a fight.

[Motofan]

Rest in peace.