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Wednesday, Jun 11, 2025
Day, 27, had been in a coma for four days following his defeat by Charles Conwell and, despite having emergency brain surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, doctors were unable to save the junior middleweight.
Six-time champion Mary Kom surpassed herself as the most successful boxer in the history of the Women's World Championship, securing an unprecedented eighth medal by advancing to the semifinals of the 51 kg category.
The Haryana boxer, who was seeded sixth, went down 1-4 to the second-seeded Russia's Ekaterina Paltceva in the light flyweight final.
Tension was palpable inside the boxing hall before and after the bout owing to the bitter row triggered by Zareen's public demand for a trial.
Mary Kom won the bronze medal in the flyweight category at the 2012 London Olympics. She now aims to change the shade of her medal to gold.
The second-seeded Panghal, who is also the reigning Asian champion, defeated the Philippines' Carlo Paalam 4-1 to be assured of at least a bronze.
Panghal lost 0-5 but the scoreline was hardly a reflection of the fight he put on against the more fancied Zoirov.
Second seeded Panghal prevailed 3-2 against Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov in the last-four stage.
Aboriginal Australian Ritchie, who had a record of 19 wins and two defeats, collapsed when sparring with another boxer in Melbourne on Saturday and could not be revived.
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