More than 400 unmasked amateur boxing fans fill Mexican HOSPITAL wing to watch secret match and swig alcohol as COVID patients are treated nearby

A private hospital in Mexico has been sanctioned after the facility held a clandestine boxing match.

As many as 400 spectators packed a conference hall Friday night on the H floor of the San José Hospital in the central state of Querétaro, with the medical facility's operators seemingly ignoring the COVID-19 pandemic.

The card pitted Jorge 'El Tigre Licea and Enrique 'El Diamante' Borbolla Jr., whose father Enrique Borbolla Sr. is on the board of directors.

The state government announced Monday it would be leveling fines on the hospital and Borbolla Sr.

Enrique Borbolla Sr poses with his son Enrique 'El Diamante' Borbolla Jr. after he recorded a draw at a boxing match Friday that was held at San José Hospital in Querétaro, Mexico. The state government announced Monday it would be leveling fines on the hospital and Borbolla Sr. for holding the card at the facility despite the COVID-19 pandemic

Enrique 'El Diamante' Borbolla Jr. was one of several amateur boxers who fought at a clandestine boxing card held at San José Hospital in Querétaro, Mexico. At least 400 fans bought tickets for the match

Jorge 'El Tigre Licea and Enrique 'El Diamante' Borbolla Jr. fought to a draw

Video of the fight posted to social media showed scores of fans sitting next to each other without face masks.

Borbolla Sr. took to his Facebook page to share a post match celebratory photo with his son.

'Only one word: PRIDE,' Borbolla Sr wrote after his son, one of his four children, scored a draw.

Queretaro government secretary, Apolinar Casillas, slammed San José Hospital for hosting the event, which also featured the sale of alcohol to fans in attendance.

The hospital has a wing designated for the treatment of coronavirus patients.

'We did not grant any permission for such an event, and we could say that it happened in secrecy, so much so that first thing in the morning I instructed the Civil Defense Department to close the floor,' Casillas said.

'This event was held exclusively on a floor that is used for meetings of doctors, medical conventions, medical colleges.'

It's unknown how much Borbolla Sr. and the hospital would be fined.

DailyMail.com reached out to Borbolla Sr. for comment.

San José Hospital was sanctioned Monday by the Querétaro state government after the private facility hosted a boxing card that drew some 400 fans last Friday

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