The promoter and family of junior flyweight boxer Isis Sio say she is awake and breathing on her own after initially being placed in a medically induced coma following a knockout loss last weekend.
Sio is still in intensive care, but the 19-year-old is no longer on a ventilator, ProBox TV announced in a news release on Monday.
Sio was stopped by Jocelyn Camarillo just 78 seconds into their bout at San Bernardino’s National Orange Show Event Center last Saturday.
“Isis remains in ICU, but she is off the ventilator and we are hopeful for her progression,” Sio’s camp said in its release. “We are awaiting further updates from her medical team. She is currently under the care of three specialised medical divisions who are closely monitoring her condition.”
Sio, who was born in North Dakota, has lost three of her four professional bouts since her debut last September.
Camarillo, a three-time amateur national champion, entered the fight with a 5-0 record with all her previous wins by decision.
“Nothing but respect. Keeping her in my prayers and wishing her healing and a full recovery,” Camarillo wrote on Instagram after the fight.
Sio is North Dakota’s only active female boxer. She also lost her previous fight by knockout after taking a series of heavy body blows.
