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Hospitalized boxer in critical condition after Montreal GYM gala KO

Paramedics fear for 18-year-old boxer's life

Marie-Pier Houle ends her first fight in 10 months with a knockout. (Radio-Canada)

Montreal's GYM Gala took a dramatic turn Saturday when Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata left the stadium in an ambulance, after a resounding knockout. 

Marie-Pier Houle knocked out Zapata, 18, at the end of the fourth round of a fight that was supposed to last six. 

Zapata was transported to hospital in critical condition, according to René Durand, a spokesperson for Urgences Santé.

"We fear for her life," Durand said. 

The international boxing event at the IGA stadium in Jarry Park featured eight fights on Aug. 28. 

Paramedics on-site and a doctor assigned to the boxing event took care of Zapata who went into convulsions. 
 

'Opening the machine'

In her first match in 10 months, Houle showed new skills, and uncharacteristic punching power to cut the fight short. 

Despite her victory, she said was more concerned for her opponent, who spent minutes lying unconscious in the ring. 

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