List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing

The following is a list of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing. In February 1995, it was estimated that "approximately 500 boxers have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquess of Queensberry Rules were introduced in 1884."[1] 22 boxers died in 1953 alone.[1]

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Date of fightNameNationalityOpponentOpponent's nationalityDetails
13 December 1926 Daniel Marshall  United Kingdom Joshua Lloyd-Doyle  United Kingdom Died one day following his first professional fight due to injuries sustained.
25 August 1930Frankie Campbell United StatesMax Baer United StatesCampbell was knocked unconscious in the ring and died hours later in the hospital. Doctors discovered that his brain had been knocked loose from the connective tissue inside his head.
10 February 1933 Ernie Schaaf  United States Primo Carnera  Italy Suffered a knockout loss in the 13th round and immediately fell unconscious. He would go into a coma, and was rushed to the hospital to undergo surgery where he ultimately died four days later on Valentine's Day.[2]
16 July 1940 Peter Asero  United States Pete Muscarnera  United States Seemingly on his way to victory by knocking out Muscarnera to the count of nine in the first round, Asero suffered a knockout in the fourth round. He never revived. Heart attack was given as the cause of death by the Athletic Commission.[3]
24 June 1947Jimmy Doyle United StatesSugar Ray Robinson United StatesDied 17 hours after being knocked out.[1]
2 February 1948Sam Baroudi United StatesEzzard Charles United StatesKilled by a punch from a future heavyweight champion.
19 September 1949Archie Kemp AustraliaJack Hassen AustraliaKemp was carried from the ring on a stretcher and did not regain consciousness, dying of a cerebral haemorrhage. Referee Joe Wallis refused to stop the fight.[4]
22 February 1950 Lavern Roach  United States Georgie Small  United States Lavern sustained a fatal head injury during the match and died the next day due to a subdural hemorrhage.[5]
20 December 1950 Sonny Boy West  United States Percy Bassett  United States West suffered from inter-cerebral hemorrhage resulting from a cerebral concussion and died the following day.[6]
12 December 1954 Ed Sanders  United States Willie James  United States Complained of headaches early in the day. Lost consciousness in the 11th round. Died after a long surgery to relieve bleeding in the brain.[7]
24 March 1962Benny Paret United StatesEmile Griffith United StatesSee Benny Paret vs. Emile Griffith III; Paret died of brain injuries 10 days later.[1][8]
21 March 1963Davey Moore United StatesSugar Ramos MexicoMoore collapsed in the dressing room after the fight, and died 75 hours later.[1][8]
11 March 1969Ulrich Regis Trinidad and TobagoJoe Bugner United KingdomRegis died four days after the fight following surgery to remove a blood clot.[1][8]
2 February 1972Mick Pinkney United KingdomJim Moore United KingdomPinkney was knocked out in the fifth round and died after choking on his own blood.[1]
19 July 1978Angelo Jacopucci ItalyAlan Minter United KingdomJacopucci did not collapse in the ring; he and Minter met for a meal after the fight. Jacopucci then fell into a coma and died.[9] As a result of this, European title fights were limited to 12 rounds.[1][8]
23 November 1979Willie Claasen United StatesWilford Scypion United StatesDied following the fight.[1][8]
9 January 1980Charles Newell United StatesMarlon Starling United StatesDied after being knocked out in the 7th round.[8]
20 June 1980Cleveland Denny GuyanaGaétan Hart CanadaDied 16 days after being knocked out.[8]
19 September 1980Johnny Owen United KingdomLupe Pintor MexicoOwen was knocked out and died six weeks later without regaining consciousness.[1][8]
7 May 1982Andy Balaba PhilippinesHi-Sup Shin South KoreaDied of injuries suffered in the fight.[8]
14 June 1982Young Ali NigeriaBarry McGuigan IrelandCollapsed in the ring, fell into a coma, and died from a blood clot two days later.[9][8]
13 November 1982Kim Duk-koo South KoreaRay Mancini United StatesKim died four days after the fight. As a result of this, world championship fights were limited to 12 rounds.[1][8]
1 September 1983Francisco Bejines MexicoAlberto Dávila United StatesDied of brain injuries.[1][8]
29 May 1985Shawn Thomas United StatesChris Calvin United StatesDied of head injuries.[1][8]
2 November 1985Jacob Morake South AfricaBrian Mitchell South AfricaDied of head injuries.[1][8]
29 November 1985Gerardo Derbez MexicoJorge Vaca MexicoKnocked out and fell into a coma; died from brain injuries.[1][8]
14 March 1986Steve Watt United KingdomRocky Kelly United KingdomDied of brain injuries.[1][8]
27 February 1987Jean-Claude Vinci FranceLionel Jean FranceVinci lost the fight on points, and died 30 minutes later.[1][8]
14 June 1988Brian Baronet South AfricaKenny Vice United StatesFell into a coma after being knocked out and died 3 days later.[1][8]
13 August 1988Daniel Thetele South AfricaAaron Williams South AfricaCollapsed without regaining consciousness and died.[1][8]
4 March 1989David Thio Ivory CoastTerrence Alli United StatesKnocked out and died 10 days later.[1][8]
17 August 1990Pat Stone AustraliaGary Wills AustraliaDied of brain injuries the day after the fight.[1]
27 May 1991Patrick Mdiniso South AfricaMongezi Mbadu South AfricaDied after being knocked unconscious.[1][10]
17 November 1991Clive Sikwebu South AfricaNdoda Mayende South AfricaDied nine days after being knocked out.[1][10]
1 December 1991Minoru Katsumata JapanTakashi Murata JapanDied after being knocked out in the 10th round.[1] It was his first professional fight.[11]
26 April 1994Bradley Stone United KingdomRichie Wenton United KingdomDied from a blood clot.[1][9][8]
22 July 1994Robert Wangila KenyaDavid Gonzalez United StatesDied after an operation to remove a blood clot from his brain.[1][8]
6 May 1995Jimmy Garcia ColombiaGabriel Ruelas MexicoDied 13 days later, due to a blood clot on the brain.[8]
12 October 1995James Murray United KingdomDrew Docherty United KingdomMurray collapsed in the final round and died the next day.[9][8]
13 December 1997Felix Bwalya ZambiaPaul Burke United KingdomWas knocked down three times in the final rounds; died 9 days later.[8]
12 September 1999 Randie Carver  United States Kabary Salem  Egypt Carver was headbutted repeatedly during the early rounds. He lost consciousness and was rushed to the hospital. Carver died two days later from blunt head trauma.[12]
20 October 2000 Bobby Tomasello  United States Steve Dotse  Ghana Tomasello collapsed in his dressing room after a 10-round draw. He fell into a coma from which he never awoke, dying five days later.[13]
23 June 2002 Pedro Alcázar  Panama Fernando Montiel  Mexico Alcazar was declared healthy by ringside doctors, with no visible signs of any trauma. Collapsed in his hotel room the following day and died in hospital.[14]
18 July 2003 Brad Rone  United States Billy Zumbrun  United States He turned around to walk to his corner following the 1st round when he collapsed, dying instantly. An autopsy later revealed Rone had died of a heart attack.[15]
1 July 2005 Martín Sánchez  Mexico Rustam Nugaev  Russia After the fight, a commission inspector noticed Sánchez walking strangely, he was rushed to a local hospital where he underwent emergency surgery for a subdural hematoma. He died the following morning.[16]
17 September 2005 Leavander Johnson  United States Jesús Chávez  Mexico Johnson collapsed in the locker room following the fight and was taken to hospital where he was placed in a medically induced coma following surgery to correct a subdural hematoma. He died on 22 September 2005 [17]
18 March 2006 Kevin Payne  United States Ryan Maraldo  United States Payne died the following day following surgery after suffering a brain injury during the fight.[18]
31 March 2007 Lito Sisnorio  Philippines Chatchai Sasakul  Thailand Sustained brain injuries during the fight and died the next day in hospital. The fight was deemed controversial as Sisnorio's role in the fight was not officially sanctioned by the Philippine Games and Amusement Board.[19]
25 December 2007 Choi Yo-sam  South Korea Heri Amol  Indonesia He collapsed while still in the ring after the bout and was rushed to the Soonchunhyang University Hospital immediately after the fight in order to undergo emergency brain surgery. He died on 3 January 2008 after being removed from his ventilator.[20]
15 October 2008 Daniel Aguillon  Mexico Alejandro Sanabria  Mexico Aguillón was punched in the jaw in the last minute of the 12th round of the super featherweight bout for the Central American title by his opponent Sanabria, he fell unconscious on the floor and was taken to a hospital, but never recovered.[21]
30 April 2009 Benjamín Flores  Mexico Al Seeger  United States Flores suffered a brain injury during the fight. He died from his injuries on 5 May 2009 [22]
18 July 2009 Marco Antonio Nazareth  Mexico Omar Chávez  Mexico Nazareth collapsed in the ring and had to be taken to the local hospital where he underwent a three-hour surgery to treat a cerebral hemorrhage. He died four days later.[23]
20 November 2009 Francisco Rodriguez  Mexico Teon Kennedy  United States Rodríguez immediately collapsed, losing consciousness while waiting for an official decision. He was rushed to a hospital for emergency brain surgery and died 2 days later.[24]
5 December 2011 Roman Simakov  Russia Sergey Kovalev (boxer)  Russia Simakov died of brain injuries after collapsing in the ring.[25]
31 March 2012 Muhammad Afrizal  Indonesia Irvan Barita Marbun  Indonesia Afrizal began vomiting an hour after the bout and fell unconscious with a hemorrhage and died four days after brain surgery to remove a blood clot.[26]
17 July 2012 Bae Ki-suk  South Korea Jung Jin-ki  South Korea Bae underwent five hours of brain surgery following the fight. After the operation, his body temperature, blood pressure and pulse returned to almost normal, but he remained unconscious and died four days after the bout.
20 December 2013 Tesshin Okada  Japan Masafumi Kamiyama  Japan Suffered fourth-round TKO in professional debut, collapsed after fight and rushed to hospital to undergo surgery for acute subdural hematoma. Died 17 days later on 6 January 2014[27]
28 March 2013Michael Norgrove United KingdomTom Bowen United KingdomCollapse in Round 5 died 6 April without regaining consciousness.[8]
19 October 2013 Francisco Leal  Mexico Raul Hirales  Mexico Francisco Leal went into a coma after suffering a KO loss to Raul Hirales 19 October 2013. He was taken from the ring on a stretcher and brought to a hospital in Los Cabos, then transferred to Laz Paz, and later brought to a hospital in San Diego, where he died. He had a record of 20-8-3 with 13 KOs.
29 September 2016Mike Towell United KingdomDale Evans United KingdomDied the following day.[8]
27 May 2017 David Whittom  Canada Gary Kopas  Canada Whittom suffered from a brain hemorrhage and was rushed to Saint John Regional Hospital the next morning to have part of his skull removed. Spent the next 10-months in a medically induced coma before passing away on 16 March 2018.[28]
16 June 2017Tim Hague CanadaAdam Braidwood CanadaWas knocked down five times in the first two rounds; died two days later.[29]
24 February 2018 Scott Westgarth  United Kingdom Dec Spelman  United Kingdom Scott Westgarth defeated Dec Spelman. Westgarth was knocked down just before the end of the fight and collapsed in the locker room. Westgarth was rushed to a nearby hospital and died.[30]
5 November 2018 Christian Daghio  Italy

Don Parueang

  Thailand Christian Daghio was knocked to the canvas twice in the final round of his WBC Asia title fight against Don Parueang on 26 October. After his second knockdown, Daghio was immediately treated by medical staff inside the ring. He was subsequently taken to hospital in Bangkok where he spent two days in a coma before passing away.[31]
19 July 2019 Maxim Dadashev  Russia Subriel Matías  Puerto Rico Match went to 11 rounds after stoppage from Dadashev's trainer. Dadashev collapsed while being transported to the hospital where he underwent emergency brain surgery. He was placed into a coma before dying three days after the fight due to cerebral edema caused by sustained hits to the head.[32]
25 July 2019 Hugo Alfredo "Dinamita" Santillan  Argentina Eduardo Javier Abreu  Uruguay According to ringside reports, Santillan's nose began bleeding in the fourth round of this fight on 20 July. Santillan passed out as the judges were announcing the draw. After being admitted to the hospital, he had swelling of the brain and successive kidney failure. As the swelling worsened, it affected the functioning of the rest of his organs and he never regained consciousness. Santillan underwent surgery for a clot in his brain and twice went into cardiorespiratory failure before he died of cardiac arrest. He suffered a heavy loss a month earlier in Germany against Artem Harutyunyan, which triggered the German boxing federation to protectively ban Santillan until 30 July. His regular coach Orlando Farias knew about this ban and did not coach him in this fight.[33][34]
21 September 2019 Boris Stanchov  Bulgaria Ardit Murja  Albania It was initially reported how 21-year-old Isus Velichkov collapsed during a match with Ardit Murja after suffering a cardiac arrest. But it has been revealed that Stanchov was using the boxing license of his cousin Velichkov. According to Bad Left Hook, Stanchov had been fighting under his name for the past year and was also stepping into the ring using Velichkov's medicals. The tragedy struck in the fifth round of his scrap in Albania after being caught with a jab. He had appeared wobbly on his feet in the moments before hitting the canvas. The fight was immediately waved off, and the referee and medical teams rushed into the ring.
16 October 2019 Patrick Day  United States Charles Conwell  United States 27-year-old Day was knocked down three times in his fight with Conwell. The final knockdown that stopped the fight was particularly brutal as Day's head violently bounced on the canvas. Seeing the way Day fell, the referee immediately stopped the fight. Day was rushed to a hospital, where he began to suffer seizures and shortly after fell into a coma. Doctors then performed emergency brain surgery. Four days later on 16 October 2019, Day died from what was described as traumatic brain injury.[35] Following his death, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said the sport needed to become safer.[36]

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