Mexican boxer Alejandra Ayala, who underwent surgery after a defeat to Scotland’s Hannah Rankin in Glasgow earlier this month, has woken from her induced coma.
Rankin’s team announced the news on social media, paying tribute to a “brave, brave warrior” and adding: “We will be on hand to support her in any way we can.”
Ayala was knocked out in the 10th round of her WBA super-welterweight title fight against Rankin on May 13, and was treated in the ring before being transferred to Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Rankin defended her WBA and IBO super-welterweight titles following a 10th-round stoppage victory against Ayala at the OVO Hydro in the city.
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