That is a shame.

"Since 1889 including the death of Msophi, 44 professionals and 25 amateurs have died after fights"

As brutal as boxing can be that just proves theres cases are extremly rare.

Gridiron or catch we call it in Europe:

From 1931 to 2006, the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research has reported 1,002 direct and 674 indirect fatalities