ORLANDO, Fla. —
A 34-year-old woman has died after she was knocked unconscious during an amateur kickboxing tournament in Orlando last weekend.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that Adrienne Simmons, of Atlanta, was participating in the International Kickboxing Match held at an Orlando hotel on Sunday. The tournament is sponsored by the International Kickboxing Federation.
During the third round of a three-round fight, she received a left hook which knocked her unconscious.
The fight was stopped and a doctor at the scene treated the woman. She was then taken to a hospital where she was treated for two days before dying.
A sheriff’s office spokeswoman says the death is considered an accident.
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