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| Scott Westgarth |
British boxer Scott Westgarth has died at the age of 31 after he was rushed to hospital following a fight on Saturday night.
Westgarth won his light-heavyweight fight against Dec Spellman on points but appeared to be in pain during the post-fight interviews. He later collapsed backstage.
His promoter Stefy Bull, who organised Saturday night’s event in Doncaster, announced the news on Monday morning.
“God bless Scott Westgarth,” he said. “To promote a boxing show and a young man doing a job he loves losing his life, I have no words. RIP lad, thoughts go out to your family and your team.
“It's been the hardest few days I've had to endure; no idea what to do moving forward.”
Spellman also paid tribute to Westgarth, who was set to fight for the English title after his victory.
“Absolutely heartbroken and lost for words ail continue to pray for Scott's family and the people close to him,” he wrote. “Rest easy my friend.”
As a result of Westgarth’s injuries the rest of the card, which featured former footballer Curtis Woodhouse, was cancelled.
Woodhouse was one of those to pay his respects to Westgarth, tweeting: “Prayers are with Scott Westgarth this evening, sometimes with all the hype around boxing you forget how dangerous this sport is.
“My fight with [Wayne Hibbert] is irrelevant and means nothing compared to life. Fingers crossed Scott is ok.”
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