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Doctor Convicted In Boxing Death
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A court found a doctor guilty today of second-degree manslaughter in having failed to take proper action after a boxing match that led to the death of one of the fighters, Angelo Jacopucci.
The doctor, Ezio Pimpinelli, was given a suspended sentence of eight months in jail and was ordered to pay $14,000 in damages to Jacopucci's widow.
The 1978 bout matched Jacopucci, an Italian, against Alan Minter of Britain for the European middleweight championship. Jacopucci was knocked out in the 12th round, fainted during a party several hours later and was hospitalized. He lapsed into a coma, underwent two brain operations and died two days after the bout.
A version of this article appears in print on , Section 1, Page 20 of the National edition with the headline: Doctor Convicted In Boxing Death. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe
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