Rising junior welterweight prospect Ed Brown (20-0, 16KOs) is fighting for his life after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. Brown is represented by well-known boxing manager Cameron Dunkin of Las Vegas.

Brown, 25-years-old, was shot in Chicago's East Garfield Park early Saturday, according to police. Around 1:10 a.m., he was sitting with his 19-year-old sister in a parked car when a silver vehicle pulled up and someone inside opened fire, police said. Brown was reportedly heading home from the gym.

Brown was shot in the head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, according to police. His sister was shot in the leg and also taken to Mount Sinai, where she was in good condition.

This is not the first time where Brown became a target of the tough Chicago streets. He was celebrating a victory in his first professional fight in 2012 when he was shot in the chest. He survived and focused on rehab, returning to the ring months later to win two more fights before being shot again, then serving a 10-month prison sentence

After being released from prison, Brown threw himself into his sport, signing with Dunkin.

"I'm tired of going up the same path and doing the same thing, getting shot, going to jail. I want to do something different," Brown told NBC 5.  "I feel like I'm doing something good. I'm on the right path," he added.

Brown's most recent fight in November brought him to a 20-0 record with 16 KOs, putting him on track to one day acheiving his world championship goals.

"If I get a world title, it'd be crazy," he said in June. "A young kid from Chicago with a WBC belt around his waist? It'd be wild. I got my chance now, so I gotta do what I can do," he told NBC 5. "I might be on TV, might be a big superstar from Chicago. It's my dream come true."