Flugviktaren Yang Jian Bing från ONE Championship har dött efter hård bantning inför sin match mot Geje Eustaquio som var planerad inför ONE Championship 35. Matchen blev tidigare struken under torsdagen efter invägningarna, då man rapporterade att han var extremt uttorkad efter att han försökt gå ner till matchvikt.
Yang Jian Bing has suffered from dehydration and suspected heat stroke. He has been transported to the hospital where he is undergoing intensive rehydration treatment.
Jian Bing dog sedan under fredagen.
ONE Championship gick ut meddelande om 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.
Det är fortfarande oklart vad det var som ledde fram till att Bing avled. Han var veteran i organisationen och stod med sammanlagt 5 vinster och 1 förlust, samt en no -contest.
