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· First reported: 13 Oct, 16:06 · FightNews

Plutarco Gatica López, orthopedic surgeon specialized in boxers, passes away

Mexican surgeon Plutarco Gatica López, specialist in traumatology and orthopedics, has passed away. One source reports he was 82 years old. He was known for treating bone and muscle injuries in boxers.

The WBC angle specifies his age (82) and calls him an 'orthopedic genius' and 'fractures expert', while independent sources are more restrained.

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Doctor Plutarco Gatica, an orthopedic genius in boxing injuries, passes away
Boxeo Mundial · PR · celebratory
original: Fallece el Doctor Plutarco Gatica un Genio Ortopeda de las lesiones en el boxeo

Who reported it first

13 Oct · 16:06
FightNews: Doctor Plutarco Gatica, an orthopedic genius in boxing injuries, passes away
13 Oct · 16:07
Boxeo Mundial: Doctor Plutarco Gatica, an orthopedic genius in boxing injuries, passes away
13 Oct · 21:02
FightNews: Plutarco Gatica- World Boxing's Orthopedic Doctor Passes Away
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