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Boy, 17, dies after amateur boxing match in Derbyshire | Boy, 17, dies after amateur boxing match in Derbyshire |
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A 17-year-old boy has died following an amateur boxing match. | A 17-year-old boy has died following an amateur boxing match. |
The teenager, from Ripley, Derbyshire, collapsed in the ring at the Postmill Centre, South Normanton, on Friday evening and later died at Kingsmill hospital. | The teenager, from Ripley, Derbyshire, collapsed in the ring at the Postmill Centre, South Normanton, on Friday evening and later died at Kingsmill hospital. |
A Derbyshire police spokeswoman said officers were not treating his death as suspicious at this stage. | A Derbyshire police spokeswoman said officers were not treating his death as suspicious at this stage. |
A post-mortem examination and formal identification will take place in the coming days. | A post-mortem examination and formal identification will take place in the coming days. |
The South Normanton School of Boxing were the promoters of the amateur tournament at the conference centre, in Market Street. | |
Police arrived at about 10:17 GMT following reports a youth had collapsed in the ring. | |
The force said it was investigating on behalf of the coroner and have appealed for any footage of the bout to be shared as part of their investigation. | The force said it was investigating on behalf of the coroner and have appealed for any footage of the bout to be shared as part of their investigation. |