Boxer declared brain dead days after fight

A South Korean boxer who lost consciousness after winning a WBO intercontinental flyweight bout last week has been declared brain dead in Seoul, a hospital spokesman said Wednesday.

Choi Yoi-sam had been in a coma since shortly after winning the fight against Indonesian challenger Heri Amol in Seoul on Dec. 25. The 33-year-old Choi was knocked down in the 12th and final round of the bout.

Doctors were scheduled to remove Choi's organs for transplantation after getting approval from the prosecutors' office, a legal requirement before organs can be removed, said Ko. South Korean media reported that Choi had said he would donate his organs.