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Died one day following his first professional fight due to injuries sustained. 1 Jun 1928 Tosh Powell: Billy Housego: 20-year-old Welsh boxer Powell collapsed during the third round of his bout with London fighter Housego. Powell was taken to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary, where he died of a brain hemorrhage on 2 June. [8] 24 Jan 1930: Mickey ...
Boxers who have died because of an injury suffered in the boxing ring. Pages in category "Deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
Irish boxer John Cooney has died at the age of 28 from brain injuries sustained in a fight, his promoter announced on Saturday. “It is with complete devastation that we have to announce that ...
Boxer Paul Bamba, who won the WBA Gold Cruiserweight title a week ago, has died at 35. His death was announced by his family and his manager, singer/songwriter Ne-Yo, in a joint statement issued ...
15-year-old Alfredo Castro Herrera died on April 14, 1981, following an unsanctioned "mixed martial arts" match described in the St. Louis Globe Democrat as "boxing mixed with karate and judo" (April 15, 1981 issue) in Tijuana, Mexico, where he was knocked out. Herrera's opponent was Angel Luis Rodriguez. [31]
John "The Kid" Cooney, a U.K.-based super-featherweight boxer, has died a week after sustaining a brain injury in a championship fight. He was 28. The late boxer’s management company, MHD ...
A British boxer died Sunday night after suffering a blow to the head during his professional debut.. Sherif Lawal was in the fourth of a six-round fight at Harrow Leisure Centre in London when his ...
Kim Duk-koo (Korean: 김득구; born Lee Deok-gu, 이덕구; July 29, 1955 – November 18, 1982) was a South Korean boxer who died after fighting in a world championship boxing match against Ray Mancini. His death sparked reforms aimed at better protecting the health of boxers, including reducing the number of rounds in championship bouts from ...