A boxer from London has tragically died after collapsing within the ring in the course of the fourth spherical of his skilled debut on Sunday.
Sherif Lawal, 29, was dealing with Portuguese fighter Malam Varela at Harrow Leisure Centre when he was knocked down by a proper hand to the pinnacle within the opening bout of a present promoted by Costakis Evangelou. The battle was stopped and CPR was administered within the ring for 10-Quarter-hour, in response to BoxingNewsOnline.com. Lawal was rushed to Northwick Park Hospital and pronounced useless shortly after.
The rest of the cardboard, which was to incorporate mild heavyweight boxer Amarildo Bakaj and cruiserweight Roberto Bakaj was canceled out of respect to the distressed boxer.
“This was a tragic incident and my profound sympathies exit to Sherif’s household. It’s a troublesome time for everybody to be concerned within the boxing fraternity and we’re attempting to soak up what occurred. Nobody desires to see one thing like this in any sport,” Evangelou was quoted by The Solar.
“Sherif was an amazing boxer and man.”
Basic Secretary of the British Boxing Board of Management Robert Smith was quoted by BoxingScene confirming that Lawal had handed all of his pre-fight medical exams. “It’s an terrible, tragic factor to occur,” mentioned Smith.
Lawal, who educated out of the St. Pancras Newbie Boxing Membership, was educated by CJ Hussein, who was quoted in a narrative from the Camden New Journal in March as describing Lawal as “an actual inspiration to all of the younger boxers on the fitness center.”
BoxingScene stories that Lawal started boxing in 2018 and competed within the Nationwide Elite Championships as an beginner final yr.
