Golden Glory Comments on Fighter Death
Sherdog.com Staff Nov 28, 2009
Golden Glory released a statement this week regarding the death of
Moldovan fighter Vitali Mitu, who reportedly
collapsed and could not be revived on Nov. 21 following a
sparring session with three-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion
Semmy
Schilt at Golden Glory’s gym in Bucharest, Romania, according
to Gardianul, a Romanian newspaper. Mitu was 22 years old.
“What happened on Thursday evening was something we didn’t expect, an unfortunate event, a tremendous pain for everybody, trainers, colleagues, acquaintances and family,” read a statement signed by trainers Ciprian Sora and Horia Radulescu. “The tragedy happened during training when Mîţu fainted without being hit. In 3 seconds I got to him and I gave him first aid. In a few minutes came the ambulance. The doctors from SMURD tried for an hour to resuscitate him and after an hour they determined his death by cardiorespiratory arrest, without signs of violence except normal ones caused by resuscitation maneuvers.”
According to the release, an autopsy conducted by the National
Institute of Forensic Medicine from Bucharest determined that
Vitali died of “an acute viral pneumonia that turned into pulmonary
edema, without signs of trauma other than those caused by
resuscitation maneuvers.”
The release also stated that Vitali began kickboxing more than four years ago and had started training at Golden Glory Romania eight months prior.
Schilt, 36, had been in the southeast European country to prepare for his quest to regain his crown at the K-1 World Grand Prix on Dec. 5 in Yokohama, Japan.
Tim Leidecker contributed to this report.
“What happened on Thursday evening was something we didn’t expect, an unfortunate event, a tremendous pain for everybody, trainers, colleagues, acquaintances and family,” read a statement signed by trainers Ciprian Sora and Horia Radulescu. “The tragedy happened during training when Mîţu fainted without being hit. In 3 seconds I got to him and I gave him first aid. In a few minutes came the ambulance. The doctors from SMURD tried for an hour to resuscitate him and after an hour they determined his death by cardiorespiratory arrest, without signs of violence except normal ones caused by resuscitation maneuvers.”
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The release also stated that Vitali began kickboxing more than four years ago and had started training at Golden Glory Romania eight months prior.
Schilt, 36, had been in the southeast European country to prepare for his quest to regain his crown at the K-1 World Grand Prix on Dec. 5 in Yokohama, Japan.
Tim Leidecker contributed to this report.
