Trokon Dousuah, 33, died after fighting in a charity MMA match. His death has reignited debate surrounding the regulations governing combative sport in Alberta.
Five years ago this week, I sat on a stool in the centre of a boxing ring at Hardknocks Boxing Club in downtown Toronto to talk about life, death, and the sweet scienceWe discussed Adonis Stevenson, who at that moment lay comatose in Quebec City hospital after doctors operated to relieve swelling in his brain.
That conversation came to mind in late November when Trokon Dousuah, a 33-year-old Edmontonian with no formal experience as a high-level fighter, died following a charity mixed martial arts match in Alberta. But on video the fighters look like high-level weekend warriors. Skills wise, it's the pugilistic equivalent of pickup basketball, except recreational hoopers can police themselves, knowing the greatest danger is in some guy going a little harder than his middle-aged body will allow. Organized fights are different. They need stringent safety protocols, and a governing body to make sure everybody follows them.
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