the touching letter of Charles Conwell to Patrick Day, his coma opponent

Patrick Day is fighting in the biggest fight of his life. The boxer is currently in a coma in critical condition according to ESPN after surgery. The American was the victim of a terrible K.O last Saturday in Chicago during the tenth resumption of his fight against Charles Conwell. Shot down since this unfortunate accident, the latter insisted on putting words on his ills one last time on social networks before "no longer speaking" on this sensitive subject.

"I prayed many times and I let go a lot of tears"

The 21-year-old tells how his conscience is tormented. "I never wanted that to happen to you, all I wanted was to win, if I could go back I would do it Nobody deserves that I kept playing the fight in my head imagining that it did not happen and wondering why it happened, I think about it all the time, I prayed many times and I let out a lot of tears ", explains the sportsman before confessing that he almost stopped the noble art because of this drama.

"I thought about stopping boxing, but I know it's not what you'd like me to do, I'll go on because I know you're a big-hearted fighter who, like me, wants to win a world title I'm going to think about you to motivate me every day to make sure I give everything in the ring, "says Conwell in a touching way.

The compassion of Patrick Day's coach

The boxer can count on the comfort brought by the response of Joe Higgins, Patrick Day's coach. "I just wanted to tell you that we are aware of what you are going through too and that you are as devastated as we are.We know that if it were the opposite, we would be as helpless as we are," he responded wisely. .