Boxer Daniel Franco lucky to be alive one year later

Daniel Franco, 26, of Rancho Cucamonga, had to hang up his gloves as a professional boxer after a boxing match in Iowa left him with a near-fatal brain injury one year ago. (Stan Lim/SCNG)
Daniel Franco, of Rancho Cucamonga, takes a minute to hit the bags as other boxers take a break at his fathers gym in Rialto on Thursday, June 7, 2018.Franco had to quit as a professional boxer after a boxing match in Iowa left him with a near-fatal brain injury one year ago. (Stan Lim, Los Angeles Daily News/