Boxer Mike Towell 'stopped sparring because of headaches'Article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-37534264

To just summarize the article, a previously undisputed, Scottish boxer by the name of Mike Towell died shortly after his first loss in hospital. It has been confirmed that he was experiencing headaches before the match during training and now people are debating whether the British and Irish Boxing Association, Mike himself or Mike’s trainers are to blame.

I personally am undecided on who’s at fault but as somebody who does martial arts, one of which is boxing, this hits slightly close to home and worries me that the utmost precautions were not taken. Assuming that Mike lied to the association’s doctor that was in control of the pre-fight medical check, then it’s just a matter of Mike’s pride or desperation for money making him discard his safety. However if it was due to anybody else, for example Mike’s training team, then this is unacceptable and they deserve to be prosecuted. Any team that risks an athlete’s life for their own personal gain (as the fight was relatively anticipated) should be considered contributors to manslaughter. And if it was the fault of the association then something needs to change and while this is the first incident where an athlete has died from fight-related injuries in 21 years in the UK, which is a good streak, it’s still sad it happens at all.