A 25year old Scottish boxer has died in Glasgow
after being carried out of the ring on a stretcher when his fight was halted in
the fifth round.
Reaction from members of the Boxing community led tributes on Social Media
following Towell's death. On 1 October 2016, Nathan Cleverly dedicated his WBA
(Regular) light-heavyweight title fight win against Jürgen Brähmer to Towell. Ricky
Hatton and Kris Carslaw both setup Just giving pages in the days after Towell's
death which had both raised over £31,000 collectively on 3 October 2016.
On 3 October 2016, Dale Evans told BBC Wales how he was "absolutely heartbroken" by the death of Towell as a result of their fight.
On 29 September 2016 Towell fought Dale Evans at the Radisson
Blu Hotel in Glasgow where he suffered head injuries after being TKO'd(
Technical knockout) in the fifth round of the scheduled 12 round fight.
Afterwards he was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where it was
discovered he had serious bleeding to the brain which led to his death on 30
September 2016. It was reported that Towell had stopped sparring a few weeks
before the fatal fight due to suffering with crippling migraines.
On 3 October 2016, Dale Evans told BBC Wales how he was "absolutely heartbroken" by the death of Towell as a result of their fight.
The club described the fighter, from Dundee, as
"one of Scotland's most exciting boxing talents."
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