TThe sports world continues to keep an eye on Panamanians. boxing Legend Roberto “Manos de Piedra” DuranAnd they will be relieved to hear that the former boxer has survived surgery for a complete atrioventricular (AV) block. duran He has a pacemaker installed and is reported to be in stable condition.
Manos de Piedra has received hundreds of messages of support. Canelo Alvarez and Mauricio Sulaiman.
Roberto Duran and family happy with surgery results
Initially, when it became known that the Panamanian-born fighter had been hospitalized with a heart condition, alarm bells rang and messages of support quickly poured in.
However, it was the fighter's entourage who first suggested that there were no serious problems, and now they have informed that after the operation everything went well.
“The Duran family is pleased to report that, by the grace of God, our champion’s surgery was a success,” they wrote.
El Cholo Duran He had atrioventricular block. This is a partial or complete blockage of the transmission of impulses from the atria of the heart to the ventricles.
Symptoms of atrioventricular (AV) block
Symptoms vary, but may include: Roberto Duran Samaniegoyou may need a pacemaker.
Symptoms reported by Medline Plus include fatigue, dizziness, and fainting. Symptoms are less severe when the ventricles beat more than 40 beats per minute.
Who is Roberto Duran?
Roberto Duran (103-16, 70 knockouts) is one of boxing's mythical figures because of his personality and because he is still considered the best lightweight (135 pounds). A member of the Boxing Hall of Fame, he is also remembered for fighting at bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, super welterweight, middleweight, and super middleweight.
The Panamanian has been suffering from several health problems since 2020, including being hospitalized in June of the same year after contracting the coronavirus. However, it was said that this was a precautionary measure as his lungs had been affected in a previous accident in Argentina.
Why did he get the nickname “Manos de Piedra”?
During an interview with a Mexican boxing journalist Erica Montoya, Duran himself He talked about how he got his nickname. During a small boxing event, a boxer was chosen because a boy older than himself had no opponents. This legendary nickname was given to him because of his weight discrepancy, which meant he stuffed his shorts with stones.
“They asked me my weight that day and there was a big difference so my trainer and I left and he stuffed my shorts with rocks to adjust my weight and let me fight. I stepped on the scale and raised my arms like a boxer, but I didn't have my belt on. The weight of the stone pulled my shorts all the way to my heels.. “It was an embarrassing moment, but it was the start of my first game,” he said.
