Yesterday, both ESPN and BoxingTalk reported
that the family of heavyweight boxer Magomed Abdusalamov ("Mago") has
agreed to settle its personal injury suit against the State of New York and
certain officials of the New York State Athletic Commission
("Commission") for the sum of $22 million. The settlement
encompasses claims made against the state of New York in Thomas v. New
York, Case No. 126865 in the New York State Court of Claims, as well
as claims against the Commission's Chief Medical Officer Barry Jordan and an
inspector (and former boxer) Matthew Farrago in Thomas v.
Farrago, Case No. 505880/2014, in the Supreme Court of the State of
New York, County of Kings.
Mago was injured in his bout with Mike Perez at Madison Square
Garden on November 2, 2013. Mago appeared to take a hard forearm to the
face in the first round and visibly complained to his corner. Mago fought
on and went the full ten rounds with Perez in what was a very spirited and
competitive bout. After being examined by Commission doctors in his
dressing room, Mago was allowed to leave the arena on his own and soon after
started vomiting. He was taken to the hospital in a taxi by his handlers
where he was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma. He was then operated on
to relieve the pressure on his brain and placed in an induced coma.
According to the ESPN report, Mago, 36, is still unable to walk
and is paralyzed on the right side of his body. His speech is also
severely impaired and his doctors have stated he may never walk again.
The complaint filed in the Supreme Court, County of Kings, named
Farrago, Jordan, as well as ringside doctors Anthony Curreri, M.D., Osric King,
M.D., Avery Browne, D.O., Gerard Varlotta, D.O., referee Benji Esteves, Jr.,
promoter K2 Promotions, LLC and the venue MSG Holdings, L.P., as defendants.
All but Curreri, King, Varlotta and Esteves have now been dismissed from
the case.
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