Scott Westgarth dead: British boxer dies after winning fight

[Beanz]

It's nice to see they gave him the cover of this weeks Boxing News and addressed the subject inside rather than ignore it. I am surprised nobody has mentioned the White Collar stuff which is quite popular now. Each to their own but personally I will not cover it. It pays quite well, even when it is for Charity, but Boxing is not a game to play around at. Fellas stepping thru the ropes after 6 weeks training and an office job are not really doing themselves any favours, and when you factor in the whole disparity in weight and experience, you have to say it's a bit daft. Matchmaking is a proper art and it's hard enough finding the right opponents for Pros with extensive amateur careers and a searchable record, let alone trying to match some unknown quantity against another without any real grounding in Boxing.

One would hope that if there are any lessons to learn after all the reports are in, that the BBBOC make sure they are adhered to, but that will not be the case for the White Collar stuff going on up and down the country.

[Master]

They showed an interview from his opponent Dec Spelman who was bruised up. Very moving and must be hard for him to get that fight out of his head.