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Prichard Colon’s mum provides health update on son as former boxer filmed brushing his teeth and attending truck rally
PRICHARD COLON'S mother Nieves has given an update on her son’s health as she shares some new videos of the former boxer.
Nieves shared two videos of Colon as he attended a truck rally and appeared to take a positive step in being able to brush his own teeth.
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The first video was captioned “Enjoying life” and was shared on Facebook to an array of different positive messages in the comments section.
It showed Colon watching as trucks passed him by at a truck rally with the 31-year-old seemingly enjoying himself.
While the second video was an update on his health with the caption “I can brush now”, showing that the former super welterweight is now able to brush his own teeth following his horror accident.
Colon suffered a brain bleed back in 2015 during a fight with Terrel Williams.
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The incident saw part of his skull collapse due to repeated blows to the back of the head during the bout.
He sadly went into a coma for 221 days, but has since been looked after at in Orange Park, Florida.
His mother now regularly shares updates of hid progress as he works towards recovering as much as he possibly can.
She recently shared a video of Colon on his 31st birthday where she gave him a cupcake with a candle on it.
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He also received a signed boxing glove from rapper Daddy Yankee.
There is always outpouring of support and love for Colon whenever Nieves shares new updates on his progress.
Deontay Wilder has previously spoken out on the American born fighter and broke down in tears when discussing what happened to him in 2015.
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