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Arnulfo Obando, the head trainer of pound-for-pound king and junior bantamweight world titleholder Roman Chocolatito Gonzalez, has been declared brain dead but remains on a ventilator after having a recent stroke and undergoing surgery for a brain aneurysm. Bruce Thornton Jersey Retro .Carlos Blandon, Gonzalezs manager, told ESPN that Obando was declared brain dead on Monday but remains connected to an artificial respirator.(He) should be let to rest in peace, but his family are the one that make that decision, Blandon said. We are all very sad and cannot believe this is happening. Roman and the team will utilize this as a catalyst for victory. We know Arnulfo is taking care of us from heaven, therefore we are set to make him and his legacy proud.Obando, 54, who is hospitalized in Managua, Nicaragua, took over training four-division champion Gonzalez in 2010 and helped guide him to world titles at junior flyweight, flyweight and junior bantamweight.With Obando in his corner, Gonzalez (46-0, 38 KOs) won a junior bantamweight title by unanimous decision from Mexicos Carlos Cuadras on Sept. 10 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, in what many viewed as the most difficult fight of his career. With the win, Gonzalez became the first Nicaraguan boxer to win a world title in four weight divisions. By getting the fourth title, Gonzalez broke the Nicaraguan record held by the late Hall of Famer Alexis Arguello, his mentor, idol and trainer earlier in his career.Gonzalezs next fight was not being planned for until the spring, possibly a rematch with Cuadras. Blandon said they will not seek a new trainer from outside his current team.Luckily, we have a team of three trainers, therefore we will not hire any other trainer and Roman will maintain his other two trainers, Luis Gonzalez and Wilmer Hernandez.Blandon said Obando suffered the stroke in the small town of Terrabona, Nicaragua, where he was visiting his in-laws.Its a very sad situation, said Tom Loeffler, managing director of K2 Promotions, which co-promotes Gonzalez. Obando was an excellent trainer and did a great job with Roman. But it shows you that in life you cant take anything for granted and it is precious. Les Dodson Jersey Retro . Ivanovic was leading 7-5, 1-0 when Hantuchova withdrew after falling 0-40 behind in the second game. The match started slowly for Ivanovic, who surrendered her first two serves as Hantuchova took a 5-3 lead. 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Victor Martinez hit a grand slam for Detroit, but the Tigers were already in a substantial hole by that point.In a game like this, you are hoping to get a big hit to get back into the game, and we got several of those, manager Brad Ausmus said. It just wasnt enough to overcome runs, and frankly, you are almost never going to overcome 12 runs.Kansas City started the game with a single by Billy Burns, a triple by Merrifield and a double by Kendrys Morales before Salvador Perezs two-run homer made it 4-0. It was the first time the Royals first four hitters combined for a cycle since Sept. 30, 2006, also at Detroit.Boyd (6-5) lasted only one more hitter after Perezs homer, giving up another hit before being pulled. The Tigers loss cut Clevelands magic number to clinch the AL Central to one -- the Indians start a four-game series in Detroit on Monday night.Boyd said he understood 100 percent why he was taken out so quickly.I might have been able to work myself through it, but the margin of error is zero right now, he said. Every run is important right now and so is every game.The Royals led 7-0 after Cheslor Cuthbert and Raul Mondesi hit consecutive homers in the third.Dillon Gee (8-9) got the win in relief, and Wade Davis pitched the ninth for his 26th save in 29 chances. Miguel Cabrera came up as the tying run but lined out to shallow left field to end it.Plate umpire Dan Iassogna ejected Cameron Maybin from the Detroit dugout during that final at-bat.Martinez hit a grand slam in the third to make it 7-4, aand the Tigers loaded the bases again that inning, chasing starter Edinson Volquez in the process. Donald Payne Jersey Retro. But Andrew Romines bunt attempt with two outs was fielded easily by reliever Peter Moylan, and the force at home ended the inning.Detroit tried several former starters in long relief -- Anibal Sanchez, Shane Greene and Mike Pelfrey all pitched -- in an attempt to keep the game close, but the Royals kept adding runs. Alex Gordons two-run homer in the sixth made it 11-5.Kansas City let the Tigers creep back into it by the end. Justin Upton hit a solo homer in the seventh, and Detroit also scored two runs on wild pitches, the second of which made it 11-9 in the eighth.The Royals held on, though, to avoid being mathematically eliminated from the postseason chase.Maybin had four hits for the Tigers.VERSATILEKansas Citys Whit Merrifield played first base for the first time this season. Hes also played second, third, left field and right field.Its always fun to switch up the angles for me, see the ball from a different perspective, he said. I got a couple balls. I didnt get to pick one.MARATHONSThe 3-hour, 51-minute game was Detroits longest nine-inning contest of the season. The Tigers played 3:50 against the Royals on Saturday.TRAINERS ROOMTigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann, who has been dropped from the rotation as he struggles to come back from neck problems, pitched for the first time since Sept. 10. He pitched the last three innings in relief, allowing one run and four hits.UP NEXTRoyals: After an off day Monday, Kansas City starts RHP Ian Kennedy (11-10) against Minnesota RHP Jose Berrios (2-7) on Tuesday night.Tigers: Detroit sends RHP Buck Farmer (0-0) to the mound Monday against Cleveland RHP Corey Kluber (18-9).---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '