Scottish boxer Mike Towell has died in hospital after he was seriously injured in a bout on Thursday night.

The 25-year-old suffered a fifth-round loss to Dale Evans in a St Andrews Sporting Club fight at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow and was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.


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His management said he passed away with his family at his bedside. A statement is expected to be issued on Saturday morning.

The event was being broadcast on STV Glasgow when Towell, from Dundee, was fatally injured.

Towell had been undefeated going into Thursday’s fight, with 11 previous wins and one draw on his professional record, and the bout was an eliminator for the British welterweight title.

According to the BoxRed database of professional fights, Towell was knocked down in the first round and again in the fifth prior to the stoppage.

The bout was refereed by Victor Loughlin, who was also in charge of the British middleweight title fight in March between Chris Eubank Jr and Nick Blackwell, which ended the latter’s career after he suffered a bleed on the skull when he was stopped in 10 rounds.

R.I.P

My GOD what could have happened

Make una check the wey follow am fight hand ooo em fit don singbere

I was actually there. He was knocked out twice in the 10th or 11th round. I couldn't watch anymore, it was brutal. Never watching a boxing match ever again.

Brain damage

...................and "nothing" cause the fight oooooo........

Went out like a warrior. I envy sports related deaths because the athletes involved died doing what they loved best. Way better than catching a stupid random heart attack or dying at the hands of bandits.
Boxing is dangerous and everyone involved know the risk. It is reported six athletes die every year from sport related injuries. It's really surprising there are more athletes in action, I always thought their numbers would slowly deplete from the many deaths.

Boxing is one kind funny sport sha. The guy who knocked him out will boast of this 5yrs later.
If I can still recall,a thirty something yrs old blow killed muhammed Ali this year .even the holy bible says No to Violent sport too.



#RipToTheDead.

radisson blu??is that not oba otudeko's hotel?