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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 after collapsing in the ring at an amateur boxing match. | A 17-year-old boy has died after collapsing in the ring at an amateur boxing match. |
Eddie Bilbey, from Ripley, Derbyshire, was competing at the Postmill Centre in South Normanton on Friday evening. He died later at Kingsmill hospital. | Eddie Bilbey, from Ripley, Derbyshire, was competing at the Postmill Centre in South Normanton on Friday evening. He died later 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. |
A friend of the family, who did not want to be named, said Eddie's death had come as a "terrible shock". | |
He said: "You couldn't have asked for a nicer lad. Clean living and 200% fit." | He said: "You couldn't have asked for a nicer lad. Clean living and 200% fit." |
The youngster, who is from a family of boxers, was fighting someone he had fought before and took no "hard punches", he added. | The youngster, who is from a family of boxers, was fighting someone he had fought before and took no "hard punches", he added. |
Eddie was a member of Somercotes Elite Boxing Academy and was fatally injured at the tournament, promoted by the South Normanton School of Boxing. | |
He had just lost to his opponent Tyler Rivers in the East Midlands Welterweight Youth contest when he collapsed on to the ropes, at the conference centre in Market Street. | |
Tyler Rivers' coach Craig Perkins, from Earl Shilton Amateur Boxing Club in Leicester, said: "Eddie came over and shook both coaches' hands, and when the referee went to raise our lad's hand, Eddie just stumbled forward." | |
"I have been in boxing 35 years and never seen anyone die." | |
'Extremely saddened' | |
He said both fighters had undergone medicals and were wearing head guards. | |
Police arrived at about 22:17 GMT following reports a youth had collapsed in the ring. | Police arrived at about 22:17 GMT following reports a youth had collapsed in the ring. |
The Board of England Boxing, the sport's governing body, said in a statement the event was sanctioned by them and it has begun an investigation. | The Board of England Boxing, the sport's governing body, said in a statement the event was sanctioned by them and it has begun an investigation. |
It said: "We are extremely saddened... and would like to express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the person involved in this terrible and shocking incident. | It said: "We are extremely saddened... and would like to express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the person involved in this terrible and shocking incident. |
"We are also asking all of the England Boxing coaches, officials and volunteers that were present on the night to co-operate with the police investigation and assist the authorities in any way they can. | "We are also asking all of the England Boxing coaches, officials and volunteers that were present on the night to co-operate with the police investigation and assist the authorities in any way they can. |
"We will be providing support to people that have been affected by this terrible news." | "We will be providing support to people that have been affected by this terrible news." |
Police said they were investigating on behalf of the coroner and appealed for any footage of the bout to be made available. |