03/18/24 05:12:00
Printable Page
03/18 15:25 CDT Boxing great Roberto Durn receives pacemaker after heart issues
Boxing great Roberto Durn receives pacemaker after heart issues
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) --- Boxing great Roberto Durn received a pacemaker on
Monday after he was hospitalized on the weekend, his family said.
"The Durn family is pleased to inform that thanks to God the surgery in our
champion, a pacemaker implant, was totally successful," his family posted on
Durn's Instagram account.
The 72-year-old Durn suffered health issues on Saturday due to an
atrioventricular blockage. One of his sons, Robin Durn, said his father needed
the pacemaker because his heartbeats were "a bit irregular due to the
obstruction of the artery."
Asked whether Roberto suffered a heart attack or faced any risk of death, Robin
Durn said his father was well when he arrived at the Panama City hospital,
where exams detected the blockage.
Durn was a world champion at four different weights and retired in 2002 at age
50. The boxer nicknamed ?Hands of Stone' was scheduled to be in Chicago last
weekend. He constantly travels abroad to sign autographs and promote boxing
events.
___
AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports
|