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Boxer’s prognosis seems dire as GBBC Doctor seeks CHIs’ intervention
Gladwin Dorway
Guyana Boxing Board of Control’s (GBBC) Doctor, Max Hanoman, is mildly optimistic that top Light/Middleweight contender, Gladwin Dorway, might be able to resume his boxing career following the intervention of medical practitioners at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) in whose hands the case has been referred.
On January 25 last Dorway was scheduled to match gloves with Mark Austin for the local Junior Middleweight title, but pre-fight medical examinations, conducted by Dr. Hanoman, discovered a heart ailment that posed serious risks to the boxer’s health, forcing the doctor to suggest further tests and consequently the cancellation of the bout.
GBBC President, Peter Abdool, was disturbed by the turn of events and ordered a re-evaluation; he was also optimistic that medical intervention would have corrected the anomaly.
One day after the purported bout, the affected pugilist visited the doctor but the prognosis remains inconclusive and Dr. Hanoman has referred the matter to the specialists at the CHI for further tests and a firmer prognosis.
On the night of the card, Mr. Abdool had informed that following Dorway’s prognosis, boxing officials conducted background checks and discovered that the boxer’s condition appears to be hereditary as several other family members were stricken by similar problems.
He also indicated a willingness to assist in any way possible and had sought medical advice to ascertain whether his organization could have helped in corrective procedures thus the referral to Dr. Hanoman.
Kaieteur Sport spoke with Dr. Hanoman who explained that medical examinations of all boxers are a prerequisite and conducted by him before a fight following which, the fighter receives the green light. He said that after examining Dorway he noticed that his heart rate was at an abnormal 43 per minute as against a regular 60 beats per minute.
The doctor surmised that Dorway might have been experiencing a conduction defect of the heart and he (Doctor) ordered an echocardiogram, a graphic outline of the heart’s movement which emits high-frequency sound waves, called ultrasound, provide pictures of the heart’s valves and chambers and allows the sonographer to evaluate the pumping action of the heart.
Dr. Hanoman also prescribed an electro cardiogram, a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. He said that based on the results he detected that Dorway’s heart was blocked thus preventing a smooth flow of blood and he then referred Dorway to the specialists at the Caribbean Heart Institute.
The doctor said that those experts are currently conducting the requisite tests to ascertain the gravity of the situation. “It’s risky business in the ring and I am not prepared to risk any fighter’s health,” pronounced Dr. Hanoman. In the meantime, Dorway’s career has been put on hold.
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