US EditionMMA Fighter Dies During Competition At Cicero Stadium: Report
Isaac Johnson, 31, collapsed during a heavyweight Thai boxing match and was pronounced dead after transport to Loyola Medical Center; cause of death remains under investigation.
- Isaac Johnson collapsed toward the end of his fight at the Matador Fighter Challenge at Cicero Stadium on Friday and was pronounced dead shortly after midnight at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.
- The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the deceased as Isaac Johnson, but officials did not disclose when or how he died, leaving the investigation ongoing.
- Emergency responders were called shortly before 8:40 p.m. and an ambulance at 8:38 p.m. transported the injured fighter to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.
- Cicero Police Department is conducting a death investigation and Joe Goytia, promoter, posted condolences while officials noted additional information wasn't immediately available.
- An autopsy Saturday did not rule on Johnson's cause or manner of death, and investigators awaiting test results, while officials will release the medical report as the probe proceeds.
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