Arias Update!
By Dave Spencer, Fightnews Canada
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Lucas Green Arias who lost via a 6th round TKO to undefeated super-middleweight Jean Pascal Saturday at the Casino de Montreal and was carried from the ring on a stretcher remains in hospital in stable condition and will stay at least overnight according to promoter for the event Yvon Michel. Arias who went down just before the round ended was able to beat the count and show to referee Gerry Bolen that he was good to continue as the bell sounded to end the round. His condition according to Michel is a sub-dural hematoma and presently his life is not thought to be in danger, although the next 24 hours are critical. Arias is currently on medication and has had a drain to relieve the fluids built up between brain and the skull, referred to as the dura. In hyper-acute forms of sub-durals where there is a rapid build up of fluid almost immediately, patients often suffer from breathing failure and respiratory problems. Oxygen was administered by ambulance technicians on scene after Arias collapsed from his ring stool, at least seven minutes after the fight was over. Pascal had been declared the winner and awarded the WBC Latino belt and had already exited the ring to do interviews when the Arias who was fighting outside his native Costa Rica for just the second time went down.