Amateur boxer, 17, died shortly after collapsing in the ring during open show at venue in South Normanton, DerbyshirePolice have launched an investigation after a 17-year-old amateur boxer died shortly after collapsing in the ring. Derbyshire police said officers were called to the Post Mill Centre, South Normanton, at 10.17pm on Friday. Formal identification has yet to take place and a postmortem examination is due to be carried out to establish the cause of death. The centre’s website said an “amateur open boxing show” was being held at the venue from 7-11pm on Friday, organised by the South Normanton School of Boxing. The Board of England Boxing confirmed that a boxer had died after a bout at an event it had sanctioned in Derby.

Source: The Guardian March 25, 2017 13:37 UTC