Prichard Colón

pWotD Episode 3390: Prichard Colón Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 260,731 views on Thursday, 13 August 2026 our article of the day is Prichard Colón.Prichard Colón Meléndez (September 19, 1992 - August 13, 2026) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer, honorary WBC World Champion, and gold medal winner at the 2010 Pan American Youth Championship in the 64 kg (141 pounds) category. After a 2015 match with Terrel Williams, in which he was repeatedly struck in the back of his head, Colón collapsed in the dressing room and remained in a coma for 221 days due to a brain hemorrhage. He was then in a persistent vegetative state and unable to speak but was eventually released from the hospital, receiving physiotherapy and using a computer for speech until his death.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 04:12 UTC on Friday, 14 August 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Prichard Colón on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @[email protected] check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm long-form Ruth.