Former boxing referee Joe Cortez defeats COVID-19

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The former professional boxer Joe Cortez won the contest against the COVID-19 virus.

Although he still remains in a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Puerto Rican revealed to this medium that the last two tests to detect the coronavirus were negative. He will soon begin the process of returning home after nine weeks in the care of doctors.

“I will be in rehab for a day or so and then around my house“Cortez said from Las Vegas.”I was against the ropes, but I stayed strong because I will not lose this fight for me, my family and my people in Puerto Rico”.

Cortez was hospitalized last November and was connected to a ventilator to assist him with breathing. However, he said he has only one tube connected to improve oxygenation of the lungs.

I was against the ropes, but I stayed strong because I will not lose this fight for me, my family and my people in Puerto Rico

-Joe Cortez / Former boxing referee

“This (coronavirus) is a serious thing, but I can say I’m clean. In the two tests they did on me I came out negative. I don’t have the virus anymore and we’re moving forward. I feel good. I had never been through anything. so and we have to learn to listen to doctors, keep a distance, use masks, not be in large groups and stay home as much as possible, ”he warned.

“This is not a joke, it is real and we have to take care of each other“, It continued.

Cortez explained that as part of the rehabilitation process, he will have to recover his limb movements after staying in bed for so many weeks.

“They will put me on a walk, stand up and learn how to put on my clothes after almost two months in the hospital,” he said.

Did you feel scared? He was asked.

“I honestly wasn’t afraid because my doctor took me to medical emergencies to immediately start treatment. One thinks the worst, but there’s a God is around my corner. I want to go to Puerto Rico to help people and explain that COVID-19 is serious because life is important“He concluded.

Cortez, 75, was praised at the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. He made official about 900 fights in boxing rented, 170 of these for world titles. The last time he was assigned to a fight was in 2012 by Saul “Canelo” Alvarez against Josesito Lopez.

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