ladyfiona 2,436 Posted April 30 Francis Ngannou's 15 month old son has died. Tragic to lose a child so young. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,921 Posted May 3 Dingaan Thobela was born in Soweto, South Africa, and died at the age of 57, he had a record of 56 fights, 40 wins (26 knockouts) 14 losses and 2 draws, He was world champion in two weight categories, having held the title of WBO lightweight title from 1990 to 1992, the WBA lightweight title in 1993, and the WBC super middleweight title in 2000. https://apnews.com/article/dingaan-thobela-boxing-soweto-dies-43affbaae0b2211b667aa59b5dc00487 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,422 Posted May 13 ‘British boxer Sherif Lawal dies after collapsing in ring on professional debut.’ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,683 Posted June 4 Scottish featherweight champion Andrew Tham dies in motorcycle accident at 28: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0wwr0krqkko 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,284 Posted June 17 Enrique Pinder, a WBA world bantamweight champion for a six month period in the early 1970s, has died. He was 76. Pinder defeated Rafael Herrera on July 29th 1972 for the title. He dropped it to Romeo Anaya on January 30th, 1973. https://www.wbaboxing.com/boxing-news/wba-mourns-the-passing-of-enrique-pinder 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,921 Posted June 17 2 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Enrique Pinder, a WBA world bantamweight champion for a six month period in the early 1970s, has died. He was 76. Pinder defeated Rafael Herrera on July 29th 1972 for the title. He dropped it to Romeo Anaya on January 30th, 1973. https://www.wbaboxing.com/boxing-news/wba-mourns-the-passing-of-enrique-pinder He is the champion of a more recent edition of the WBC bantamweight category to die (72-73), before the champion of a more recent season to die in that category was the Mexican Chucho Castillo, who died in 2013 and champion between 70-71 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,350 Posted June 27 Steffen Tangstad, former European heavyweight champion who also competed for world belts, dead at 65. Beat Joe Bugner, drew with Buster Douglas, lost to Michael Spinks. Went on to appear on Norway's version of Strictly, and a lack of Norwegians around these parts might explain why nobody had mentioned him despite the dreaded "amputations related to long-running health conditions" a few years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 463 Posted June 27 6 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Steffen Tangstad, former European heavyweight champion who also competed for world belts, dead at 65. Beat Joe Bugner, drew with Buster Douglas, lost to Michael Spinks. Went on to appear on Norway's version of Strictly, and a lack of Norwegians around these parts might explain why nobody had mentioned him despite the dreaded "amputations related to long-running health conditions" a few years ago. Wiki only mentions the one leg? Then said he couldn't use his hands or feet anyway... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,435 Posted July 3 Johnny Cooke, boxer who won bronze for England at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, reportedly dead: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/boxing/merseyside-boxing-mourning-legendary-fighter-29462553 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,284 Posted July 22 Richie Sandoval, a WBA Bantamweight Champion from April 1984 to March 1986, has died. He was 63. https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/r-i-p-richie-sandoval-the-former-wba-bantamweight-champ-passes-at-age-63/280641 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,350 Posted August 5 Checking the archives and I don't think anyone has mentioned that "The Ragamuffin Man" Lloyd Honeyghan has suffered from severely bad health in recent years, to the point he was in intensive care in 2020 and in 2022 it was announced he was "housebound and being cared for 24/7". Feels like a possible DL pick in the lower 40s in a quieter year. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
