Kalunasan resident dies after watching Pacquiao fight

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 41-year-old Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City resident died from a cardiac arrest after watching the Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman fight on July 21.

Lorenz Dizon was rushed to the Vicente Sotto Medical Memorial Center (VSMMC) at 1:35 p.m. or a few minutes after he arrived home from watching the Pacquiao fight at the barangay hall, said Guadalupe Barangay Captain Michael Gacasan in a phone interview with CDN Digital.

Gacasan said that it was the barangay’s ambulance who brought the victim to the hospital after receiving a call for assistance of a man having difficulty from breathing.

Unfortunately, Dizon was declared dead 0n arrival by doctors at the VSMMC.

Doctors there said that the victim died of a cardiac arrest. /dbs

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