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Boxer Raven Chapman undergoes emergency brain surgery after Denmark collapse
Raven Chapman is a boxer from England.
She was practicing boxing in a country called Denmark.
After her practice session, she suddenly collapsed.
Help was called right away, and she was airlifted to a hospital.
Doctors found bleeding and swelling in her brain.
She needed an emergency operation to stop the bleeding.
After the operation, doctors kept her asleep with medicine so her brain could heal.
Now she has been taken off that medicine and is waking up.
Her family is with her in Denmark, and many people in boxing are sending good wishes.
She is waiting for a safe flight home to a UK hospital to keep recovering.
British featherweight Raven Chapman, 32, collapsed after a sparring session in Denmark on Friday, July 24.
She was airlifted to a local hospital and diagnosed with a brain haematoma and cerebral oedema.
Emergency surgery successfully stopped the bleeding and stabilized the swelling in her brain.
Chapman was placed in a medically induced coma and has now been taken off sedatives as she begins recovery.
Support has poured in from the boxing world, including promoter Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions, while a GoFundMe page covers medical costs and her family stays by her side in Denmark.
- Who
- Raven Chapman, a 32-year-old British featherweight boxer from Norwich, managed by Vote Boxing.
- What
- Collapsed after a sparring session and underwent emergency surgery for a brain haematoma and cerebral oedema; she is now recovering after being taken off sedatives.
- Where
- Denmark, where she was sparring; she awaits medically supervised repatriation to a UK hospital.
- When
- Friday, July 24.
- Why
- She was diagnosed with a brain haematoma and cerebral oedema — bleeding and dangerous swelling inside the skull — following the sparring session.
Key facts
- Athlete
- Raven Chapman
- Age
- 32
- Sport
- Boxing (featherweight)
- Event date
- Friday, July 24
- Location
- Denmark
- Diagnosis
- Brain haematoma and cerebral oedema
- Management
- Vote Boxing
- Fundraising
- GoFundMe page for medical costs and recovery
Quotes
Frank Warren
Former promoter who worked with Raven Chapman
“On Friday, July 24, Raven unexpectedly collapsed after a sparring session in Denmark. Emergency services were called immediately, and she was airlifted to a local hospital. She was diagnosed with a brain haematoma and cerebral oedema. Raven underwent emergency surgery immediately. The procedure successfully stopped the bleeding and helped stabilise the swelling. She was then placed in a medically induced coma.”
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“Over the past day, she has been taken off the sedatives and is continuing to receive treatment while awaiting medically supervised repatriation to a hospital in the UK, where her rehabilitation is expected to take some time. Her doctors are doing everything they can to support her recovery, and we remain hopeful as she continues to fight through this incredibly difficult time.”
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