Scottish Boxer Mike Towell Dies Following Match

Scottish boxer Mike Towell has died in a hospital following injuries from a welterweight bout Thursday night.

News of the 25-year-old’s death surfaced Friday night (U.S.). Towell was knocked down twice during a boxing match against Dale Evans in Glasgow before the fight was called off.

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He was rushed to the city’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment.

His management said he passed away with his family at his bedside.

St Andrews Sporting Club confirmed Towell’s death in a tweet on Saturday morning.

“Within the last hour Mike Towell passed away – he will always be in our hearts #RIPIronMike,” it said.

The Dundee native was undefeated (11-0-1) going into Thursday’s fight. Against Evans, Towell was knocked down in the first round and again in the fifth before referee Victor Loughlin reportedly stopped the fight. Towell was then given oxygen and taken away to an ambulance via stretcher.

Twitter blew up over the death Friday night.

No one is showing the exact hit that put him down for good. But there are some clips of the fight surfacing online.


Josh Helmuth is the editor of Crave Sports.

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