It’s a fraternity sponsored Fight Night these guys going at each other in the ring are college students Frank Brothers at the University of Las Vegas in the black trunks is Nathan Valencia a junior he had no boxing experience but was eager to take part anyway says his girlfriend Lacey Foster the moment we
Walked in there things didn’t seem right it just seemed kind of off the charity event was sponsored by the Kappa Sigma fraternity there’s Nathan’s name on the flyer fighting in the main event it looked like a real prize fight complete with ring girls and look even sorority sisters battled it out Lacey was
Ringside as Nathan duped it out taking blow after Blow To The Head that was I was so scared I was like sitting there watching crying Lacey was concerned how unprofessional the event was the so-called ref was seen guzzling from a beer can moments after the match ended
Lacey knew something was wrong you could just kind of tell like just the way he was looking at you that he was just out of it moments after the fight Nathan collapsed four days later he died in the hospital the medical examiner ruled Nathan’s death a homicide due to blunt
Force trauma to the Head Nathan’s grief stricken family said in a statement college students should not be placed in a situation where they are pitted against each other for combat Stephen Tyler I will never forget you a vigil was held this past weekend on what would have
Been Nathan’s 21st birthday I don’t want this to happen to anyone else the University’s President says they are reviewing the incident to make off-campus events like fight night as safe as possible
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