Isis Sio in ICU After First‑Round KO: What Happened and What Comes Next
Isis Sio, a 19‑year‑old women’s junior flyweight boxer from North Dakota, is recovering in intensive care after sustaining a severe knockout in a ProBoxTV event on March 21, 2026, in San Bernardino, California. She was knocked unconscious early in the first round while facing Jocelyn Camarillo, a ProBoxTV‑aligned fighter who had not previously recorded a professional knockout.
What happened in the fight
Sio entered the ring at 108 pounds in the light flyweight division, marking her first bout in that weight class after previous outings at 115 and 118 pounds. Camarillo landed a sequence of clean head shots just over a minute into the round, leaving Sio unconscious and prompting an immediate stoppage. Medical staff attended to Sio ringside, where she was seen convulsing before being stretchered out and taken to Loma Linda University Health for emergency treatment.
Medical status and recovery
Sio was placed into a medically induced coma the day after the fight and remained on a ventilator for a period as doctors monitored brain function and related complications. By March 23, her team confirmed she had emerged from the medically‑induced coma, was awake and speaking, and had been taken off the ventilator, though she continues to be treated in the intensive‑care unit. She is under the care of multiple specialized medical divisions at Loma Linda and is described as stable but not yet out of the critical phase.
Isis Sio
Sio, listed as a 5′1″ orthodox fighter from Dickinson, North Dakota, carries a professional record of 1‑2 before this bout, with her first loss earlier in 2026 coming via a body shot knockout. That previous boxing stoppage triggered a standard 45‑day suspension, after which she was medically cleared to return and subsequently accepted the March 21 assignment against Camarillo. Her team has emphasized that the January loss stemmed from a liver‑shot‑induced reaction rather than a head‑strike knockout, a distinction they say mattered in how risk was assessed before the San Bernardino fight.
Promotional and media platforms that carried the event, including ProBoxTV and its broadcast partners, have issued statements of support for Sio, stressing that her recovery is the priority and that they are coordinating with her family and medical staff.
As of late March 24, Sio remains in intensive care at Loma Linda University Health, off mechanical ventilation but still under close neurological supervision. Her team has not specified a timeline for discharge or for any potential return to training, repeatedly underscoring that her long‑term health and cognitive function are the focus. .
