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“They Must Increase Protection Protocols”: Ex-World Champ Pays Tribute as Fans Sound Alarm After 26-YO Boxer’s Death

On September 19, Cachanilla Promotions’ fight night at Parque Vicente Guerrero in Mexicali ended on a tragic note after 26-year-old Arturo “Lobito” Torres collapsed in the ring. Reports now confirm that the young fighter, who fought Gilberto García Lizárraga in…

By Jaideep R Unnithan · Essentially Sports

Published: Sunday, 27 September 2026 at 4:45 AM

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Boxer Arturo "Lobito" Torres died at age 26 following a brain injury suffered during a September 19 bout.
Torres collapsed in the ring following a seventh-round knockout loss to Gilberto Garcia Lizarraga in Mexicali.
He was placed in a medically induced coma after emergency surgery to treat a brain blood clot.

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Twenty-six-year-old boxer Arturo "Lobito" Torres has died after suffering a brain injury during a match in Mexicali on September 19. Torres fought Gilberto Garcia Lizarraga on a Cachanilla Promotions card at Parque Vicente Guerrero, which ended with a seventh-round knockout before Torres collapsed in the ring.

Torres was transported to Mexicali General Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery for a blood clot in his brain and was placed into a medically induced coma. Despite initial hopes for his recovery, his condition worsened and he succumbed to his injuries, prompting tributes from figures including former welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas.

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