Posted on 02/26/2018 11:05:21 AM PST by nickcarraway
British boxer Scott Westgarth has died in hospital after falling ill following a light-heavyweight fight in Doncaster on Saturday.
The 31-year-old won the eliminator bout on points against Dec Spelman.
He appeared to be in pain during post-fight interviews and was then taken to hospital after falling ill backstage.
The rest of the show, headlined by Curtis Woodhouse who was due to fight in a Commonwealth light-welterweight title eliminator, was cancelled.
Westgarth, who was the underdog going into Saturday's bout, was chasing an English title fight.
His previous record was six wins, two losses and a draw.
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I wonder what Hogg thinks about this. Should we ban boxing?
Some days, you’re the bug, some days, the windsheild. It looks like he was both.
Paging Dr Pacheco. Paging Dr Ferdie Pacheco.
Ferdie would diagnose it as advanced Parkinsons
Who cares?
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