Thread: R.I.P Mike Towell

Mike passed away last night following a knockout defeat. Thoughts are with his family.
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RIP Mike my condolences to his family and friends.

Apparently he had been suffering from migraines the last few weeks. Terrible tragedy, feel for the guy who fought him and of course for his family. Thoughts with them. R.I.P

Boxer Mike Towell dies after suffering severe bleeding to his brain in bout

The 25-year-old Scot suffered a fifth-round loss in Glasgow on Thursday but died in hospital despite ‘fighting to the end’

Scottish boxer Mike Towell has died in hospital despite “fighting to the end” after he was seriously injured in a bout.

The 25-year-old suffered a fifth-round loss to Dale Evans on Thursday night, in a fight at the Radisson Blu hotel in Glasgow and was taken to Queen Elizabeth university hospital.

Towell’s partner, Chloe Ross, said she was “absolutely heartbroken” to announce that the welterweight had died shortly after 11pm on Friday evening, 12 hours after he was taken off life support.

She said he “fought right to the end” after suffering severe bleeding and swelling to his brain during the fight which was an eliminator for the British welterweight title.

In a Facebook post on Friday she said Towell, who was from Dundee, had been complaining of migraines in the run-up to the fight but put it down to stress.

“I’m absolutely heartbroken to say my annoying best friend passed away tonight at 11.02 very peacefully,” she wrote.

“Michael had severe bleeding and swelling to his brain. He had been complaining of headaches for the last few weeks but we put it down to migraines with the stress of his fight.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...ies-after-bout

What a tragedy it is that this has happened in what is effectively one of the biggest moments of his career. Feel for his partner, his family and of course for the man he was fighting too.

RIP.

So sad RIP Mike thoughts are with your family and friends.

We must remember Dale Evans must be feeling terrible.
He will have to carry this burden for the rest of his life, thankful these tragic incerdents are few and far between.
Boxing is the ultimate sport it's very unforgiving trained fighters top of there game, we admire there skills and courage it's times like this we get a reality check on how dangerous it can be.

Welsh boxer Dale Evans says he is "absolutely heartbroken" by the death of opponent Mike Towell.

Scot Towell, 25, died in hospital on Friday after being seriously injured in a fight with Evans the previous day.

He is the third professional boxer to die in the UK from fight-related injuries in the past 21 years.

"I feel like I am responsible," Evans, 24, told BBC Wales Sport. "I can't stop thinking about Mike and his poor family. All my thoughts are with them."

Towell was knocked down in the first round of the fight at Glasgow's Radisson Blu Hotel but recovered to continue.

Referee Victor Loughlin stopped the contest in the fifth round after Towell was knocked down for a second time.

He received treatment in the ring and was given oxygen before being taken to an ambulance on a stretcher.
◾In an emotional interview, Evans also said:
◾He has felt "dreadful" since the fight;
◾He has considered retiring from boxing;
◾He would now like to win the British title in Towell's memory.


"It has been awful," he said. "All I can think of is his two-year-old kid and his girlfriend and family who won't have him around any more.

"I feel like I am responsible because we are the ones punching each other - and this is something I have to live with now."

Evans, who is trained by former world title challenger Gary Lockett, was stablemates with former British middleweight champion Nick Blackwell.

Blackwell's career was ended earlier this year when he suffered a bleed on the skull after losing his title to Chris Eubank Jr.

Lockett said the aftermath of that fight was the "worst time in my life".

"It is not about us 'going through this again', he told BBC Wales.

"We are only thinking about the Towell family and Mike's loved ones. Since the second the fight finished, all our thoughts have been with Mike's family."

Evans, who has won 12 of his 17 bouts as a professional, says boxers understand the risks involved in entering the ring but rarely consider the potential consequences.

"You don't think about this happening," he said.

"With the medical team at ringside you feel safe and you never actually dream something like this will happen. It isn't something on your mind."

St Clears boxer Evans is now the mandatory challenger for the British title but says he has considered retiring from the sport he loves.

"I have been low and thinking that I would probably stop boxing now, but I think I will have a break and I will try to win the British title in Mike's memory.

"I feel like one of my own family has passed away."

Towell's partner, Chloe Ross, said he died "peacefully" shortly after 23:00 BST on Friday, 12 hours after he was taken off life support.

"Michael had severe bleeding and swelling to his brain," she wrote on Facebook.

"He had been complaining of headaches for the last few weeks but we put it down to migraines with the stress of his fight.

"It has been the longest 24 hours of our lives. My baby has lost his daddy. But he will be so so proud of his dad in what he achieved."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/37533919

My thoughts were along the same lines as Smash. I appreciate that people enter the ring at less than 100% all the time. But there should be a distinction between a niggle, and persistent severe headaches that stop sparring, especially if that person then misses weight and has to strip more fluid off. Too many red flags going up. Of course hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Awful situation

Originally Posted by Memphis

My thoughts were along the same lines as Smash. I appreciate that people enter the ring at less than 100% all the time. But there should be a distinction between a niggle, and persistent severe headaches that stop sparring, especially if that person then misses weight and has to strip more fluid off. Too many red flags going up. Of course hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Awful situation

Exactly @Memphis i mean ffs it's not exactly rocket science and in any other sport the athlete would be stopped from competing

Football - leg injury and he's rested
Rugby - Same
Tennis - Arm/leg injury and he's rested

And i could go through 100's of sports

What is criminal is that a boxers head is the main target area and if it's in a bad way for 2 WEEKS leading up to a fight then why the fuck was he still allowed to fight?

Is a mandatory 2 minute brain scan after the weigh in such a huge thing to put every fighter through?

So Simple to install but seemingly so distant in a time of high tech everything!!!

I've been saying this for fucking years now that this sort of scanning has to be mandatory and im 100% right when i say it affects Boxing because look at the Madison Square garden situation where the promoters now have to pay Crazy insurance policies per fighter just to get the green light to stage fights but MMA/UFC gets away scott free.

There are NO boxing matches booked at all in the future at MSG in NYC.

The Boxing Hierarchy seriously need to pull their fingers out of their ass and sort this situaion out.

Fighters are IMO losing their lives or being put into comas etc one after the other and it's easily fixed.

OK so some fighters will sustain the brain bleed during the fight BUT statistics and Top Neurosurgeons are on record saying 90% of Brain trauma is caused in sparring leading up to a fight so why are the boxers not being scanned pre fight.

So what if the fight has to be rescheduled!!!! Honour the tickets already bought by the punters and make a future date when it's safe to fight.

Im 100% sure any true fight fan will agree this is not a massive problem if it ensures the future of Boxing

Sorry state of affairs that this Son/Father/Fighter lost his life and unnecessarily in my view!

Originally Posted by Memphis

My thoughts were along the same lines as Smash. I appreciate that people enter the ring at less than 100% all the time. But there should be a distinction between a niggle, and persistent severe headaches that stop sparring, especially if that person then misses weight and has to strip more fluid off. Too many red flags going up. Of course hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Awful situation

From the outside looking in, we will never know exactly how bad he felt, and what Mike's own analysis of his headaches were. There are some that just go away with a couple of paracetamol, and some that leave you lying down for six hours with nothing able to shift it. In the two weeks before a fight, he should have finished sparring anyway, or at least ten days before the fight, so I don't think its fair to cast judgement on his team or anyone around him when we don't know the facts. If he's told everyone, then yes, fair enough. However, at the moment we don't know that, and his partner may just not have understood the red flag that was shared with her.

Barely just 25 real tragedy. I've always believed a corners work and judgement doesn't end at the final bell when it comes to looking out for a fighter. Exhibiting continual headaches and ailment is enough to send most of us to a Doctor or two. Not placing blame and the only thing important now are his loved ones left grieving. And in all fairness a Doctor really only knows how much we let on and disclose. Hope he, family and opponent can find peace.