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SCOTTISH BOXER DIES AFTER 5TH ROUND TKO By Ronnie Nathanielsz PhilBoxing.com Sat, 01 Oct 2016 Scottish boxer Mike Towell has died in hospital after being seriously injured in a bout on Thursday in which he suffered a 5th round TKO to Dale Evans in a fight at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow. The BBC reported that the 25 year old Towell was rushed to hospital while his partner Chloe Ross said ?he fought right to the end.? His management said he passed away with his family at his bedside. In a Facebook post, Ms Ross said Towell passed away peacefully shortly after 11:00 p.m. on Friday, 12 hours after he was taken off life support. Ross said "Michael had severe bleeding and swelling to his brain. He had been complaining of headaches for the last few weeks but we put it down to migraines with the stress of his fight.? She added "It has been the longest 24 hours of our lives. My baby has lost his daddy. But he will be so so proud of his dad in what he achieved." Ms Ross added: "Once he was taken off of his life support he managed 12 hours, 12 whole rounds off his life support, he fought right to the end and he's done us all so proud... He left doing the thing he's best at... there's only one." Towell was knocked down in the first round of the fight, before recovering to continue the match. Referee Victor Loughlin stopped the fight in the fifth round shortly after Towell was knocked down a second time. He received treatment in the ring and was given oxygen before being taken to an ambulance on a stretcher. The boxer had been undefeated going into Thursday's fight, with 11 previous wins and one draw on his professional record. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.  |
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