An Indonesian boxer has died after being knocked out in a lightweight bout at a tournament run by the Indonesian Boxing Committee, a report said today.
Donny Maramis, 19, was knocked unconscious by a right hook from his opponent Stenly Katalo in the seventh round of the match at Manado in North Sulawesi late on Saturday. He died in hospital the following day, the Media Indonesiadaily reported.
Maramis was the eighth Indonesian to die of injuries suffered in a match since 1990. Four of the victims died in the past 10 months, data from the Indonesian Association of Boxing Promoters showed.
AFP