List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
Updated: 5/20/2026, 7:41:00 PM Wikipedia source
In 1995, it was estimated that approximately 500 boxers had died from boxing injuries since the introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules in 1884. Twenty-two boxers died in 1953 alone. The list is incomplete; many other boxers not listed here have died as a consequence of injuries sustained in a contest.
Tables
14 Dec 1894
14 Dec 1894
Date of fight
14 Dec 1894
Victim
Andy Bowen
Opponent
Kid Lavigne
Details
27-year-old Bowen hit his head on the wooden canvas when Lavigne knocked him down in the 18th round. Bowen never regained consciousness and died the following morning.
6 Dec 1897
6 Dec 1897
Date of fight
6 Dec 1897
Victim
Walter Croot
Opponent
Jimmy Barry
Details
Croot never regained consciousness and died the following day from a brain injury. Charged with manslaughter, Barry was exonerated when it was determined that Croot had died from a fractured skull sustained when his head hit the unpadded floor, made of wood.
29 April 1910
29 April 1910
Date of fight
29 April 1910
Victim
Tommy McCarthy
Opponent
Owen Moran
Details
McCarthy sustained a fractured skull and died the next morning.
24 May 1913
24 May 1913
Date of fight
24 May 1913
Victim
Luther McCarty
Opponent
Arthur Pelkey
Details
Pelkey was arrested and changed with manslaughter but was later absolved of blame.
5 Feb 1923
5 Feb 1923
Date of fight
5 Feb 1923
Victim
Andy Thomas
Opponent
Johnny Clinton
Details
Knocked out and did not regain consciousness even though his heart was still beating and died the next morning.
12 Jun 1923
12 Jun 1923
Date of fight
12 Jun 1923
Victim
Jean-Baptiste Rampignon
Opponent
André Gleizes
Details
Rampignon slipped into a coma after a 15-round points loss in a bout for the French flyweight championship and died the following day.
11 Jan 1924
11 Jan 1924
Date of fight
11 Jan 1924
Victim
Frankie Jerome
Opponent
Bud Taylor
Details
Jerome died two days following a twelfth round stoppage loss.
19 Apr 1926
19 Apr 1926
Date of fight
19 Apr 1926
Victim
Clever Sencio
Opponent
Sencio died just two hours after a decision loss. This was the second ring tragedy that involved Bud Taylor.
1 Jun 1928
1 Jun 1928
Date of fight
1 Jun 1928
Victim
Tosh Powell
Opponent
Billy Housego
Details
20-year-old Welsh boxer Powell collapsed during the third round of his bout with London fighter Housego. Powell was taken to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary, where he died of a brain hemorrhage on 2 June.
24 Jan 1930
24 Jan 1930
Date of fight
24 Jan 1930
Victim
Mickey Darmon
Opponent
Eddie Koppy
Details
Fractured skull and cerebral hemorrhage.
20 Aug 1930
20 Aug 1930
Date of fight
20 Aug 1930
Victim
Johnny Anderson
Opponent
"Red" Keuhl
25 Aug 1930
25 Aug 1930
Date of fight
25 Aug 1930
Victim
Frankie Campbell
Opponent
Max Baer
Details
Campbell was knocked unconscious in the ring and died hours later in the hospital. Doctors discovered that his brain had been knocked loose from the connective tissue inside his head.
7 Jun 1932
7 Jun 1932
Date of fight
7 Jun 1932
Victim
Chet Edwards
Opponent
Joe Torkleson
Details
Edwards won the match, later found unconscious in dressing room and brought to hospital where he died the next day.
10 Feb 1933
10 Feb 1933
Date of fight
10 Feb 1933
Victim
Ernie Schaaf
Opponent
Primo Carnera
Details
Schaaf suffered a knockout loss in the 13th round and immediately fell unconscious. He would go into a coma, and was rushed to the hospital to undergo surgery where he ultimately died four days later.
8 May 1933
8 May 1933
Date of fight
8 May 1933
Victim
Jack Holland
Opponent
Tony Marullo
Details
24-year-old Holland, a college football star and artist's model, died of a cerebral hemorrhage after losing in six rounds to Marullo in New Orleans. He collapsed while leaving the ring and died in a hospital the following morning.
17 Mar 1936
17 Mar 1936
Date of fight
17 Mar 1936
Victim
Tony Scarpati
Opponent
Lou Ambers
Details
Scarpati died in hospital without regaining consciousness after his knockout by Lou Ambers in the seventh round of their fight. When he fell, his head struck the ring floor. Although surgeons operated to relieve pressure resulting from the concussion, he failed to regain consciousness.
30 Jan 1937
30 Jan 1937
Date of fight
30 Jan 1937
Victim
Tony Marino
Opponent
Carlos Quintana
Details
26-year-old Marino collapsed at the end of an eight-round bout with Quintana in Brooklyn, New York City. The ringside doctor diagnosed a brain concussion. Marino never regained consciousness, dying two days later at Wyckoff Heights Hospital in Brooklyn. New York state officials found Marino had been knocked down five times in the contest, and pass
16 Jul 1940
16 Jul 1940
Date of fight
16 Jul 1940
Victim
Peter Asero
Opponent
Pete Muscarnera
Details
Seemingly on his way to victory by knocking out Muscarnera to the count of nine in the first round, Asero suffered a knockout in the fourth round. He never revived. Heart attack was given as the cause of death by the Athletic Commission.
2 Jul 1941
2 Jul 1941
Date of fight
2 Jul 1941
Victim
Roy "Jack" Gillespie
Opponent
Jack Chase
Details
Gillespie died from a brain injury; Chase was taken into technical custody.
15 May 1942
15 May 1942
Date of fight
15 May 1942
Victim
John M. Marquez
Opponent
Alfred David Globe
Details
Marquez was knocked out and never regained consciousness.
3 Mar 1946
3 Mar 1946
Date of fight
3 Mar 1946
Victim
Dixon Walker
Opponent
Gus Gerson
Details
Walker died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
24 Jun 1947
24 Jun 1947
Date of fight
24 Jun 1947
Victim
Jimmy Doyle
Opponent
Sugar Ray Robinson
Details
Doyle died 17 hours after being knocked out.
15 Aug 1947
15 Aug 1947
Date of fight
15 Aug 1947
Victim
Glenn Newton Smith
Opponent
Sam Baroudi
Details
Smith was knocked out in the 9th round and never regained consciousness.
2 Feb 1948
2 Feb 1948
Date of fight
2 Feb 1948
Victim
Sam Baroudi
Opponent
Ezzard Charles
Details
Baroudi was killed by a punch from a future heavyweight champion.
28 Feb 1948
28 Feb 1948
Date of fight
28 Feb 1948
Victim
Leroy DeCatur
Opponent
Freddie Herrera
Details
Died after his first professional match.
28 Mar 1948
28 Mar 1948
Date of fight
28 Mar 1948
Victim
Gerardo Hernández
Opponent
Manuel Parrado
Details
Died in the ring following a cerebral hemorrhage.
21 Apr 1948
21 Apr 1948
Date of fight
21 Apr 1948
Victim
Jackie Darthard
Opponent
Bert Lytell
Details
Collapsed after six rounds of fighting and died after being taken to a hospital. Death ultimately ruled to be the result of a brain hemorrhage caused by an undiagnosed injury from a match five months earlier.
29 Sep 1948
29 Sep 1948
Date of fight
29 Sep 1948
Victim
Félix Amado Gómez
Opponent
Bobby McQuillar
Details
"McQuillar hit him with a crushing right hand that sent Kid Dinamita to the canvas. The bell saved him. But he was unable to come out for the ninth round. He was carried out of the ring, and five hours later, on a hospital operating table, he died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Kid Dinamita was 22 years old."
19 Sep 1949
19 Sep 1949
Date of fight
19 Sep 1949
Victim
Archie Kemp
Opponent
Jack Hassen
Details
Kemp was carried from the ring on a stretcher and did not regain consciousness, dying of a cerebral haemorrhage. Referee Joe Wallis had refused to stop the fight.
22 Feb 1950
22 Feb 1950
Date of fight
22 Feb 1950
Victim
Lavern Roach
Opponent
Georgie Small
Details
Lavern sustained a fatal head injury during the match and died the next day due to a subdural hemorrhage.
20 Dec 1950
20 Dec 1950
Date of fight
20 Dec 1950
Victim
Sonny Boy West
Opponent
Percy Bassett
Details
West suffered from inter-cerebral hemorrhage resulting from a cerebral concussion and died the following day.
29 Aug 1951
29 Aug 1951
Date of fight
29 Aug 1951
Victim
Georgie Flores
Opponent
Roger Donoghue
Details
Knocked out and died a few days later. Donoghue gave match winnings to Flores' family.
12 Dec 1954
12 Dec 1954
Date of fight
12 Dec 1954
Victim
Ed Sanders
Opponent
Willie James
Details
Complained of headaches early in the day. Lost consciousness in the 11th round. Died after a long surgery to relieve bleeding in the brain.
19 Mar 1956
19 Mar 1956
Date of fight
19 Mar 1956
Victim
Hubert Essakow
Opponent
Willie Toweel
8 Nov 1958
8 Nov 1958
Date of fight
8 Nov 1958
Victim
José Blanco
Opponent
Sugar Ramos
Details
Died a day after a knockout loss in the eighth and final round against future world champion Sugar Ramos.
26 Oct 1959
26 Oct 1959
Date of fight
26 Oct 1959
Victim
Walt Ingram
Opponent
José Becerra
9 Apr 1960
9 Apr 1960
Date of fight
9 Apr 1960
Victim
Charlie Mohr
Opponent
Stu Bartell
Details
Died a week after being knocked out in NCAA tournament at Madison, Wisconsin. His death has been credited with resulting in the NCAA's termination of the sport.
6 Jun 1960
6 Jun 1960
Date of fight
6 Jun 1960
Victim
Tommy Pacheco
Opponent
Benny Gordon
Details
Remained unconscious after fight. Brought to hospital where a brain operation was performed but succumbed to injuries.
26 Jun 1960
26 Jun 1960
Date of fight
26 Jun 1960
Victim
Rafael Rodriguez
Opponent
Gaby Sanchez
Details
Floored after hook to the liver.
15 May 1961
15 May 1961
Date of fight
15 May 1961
Victim
Harry Campbell
Opponent
Al Medrano
Details
23-year-old Campbell, a 1960 Olympic boxer, collapsed after the final bell of the tenth round of his bout with Medrano. He never regained consciousness, despite brain surgery.
24 Mar 1962
24 Mar 1962
Date of fight
24 Mar 1962
Victim
Benny Paret
Opponent
Emile Griffith
Details
See Benny Paret vs. Emile Griffith III; Paret died of brain injuries 10 days later.
21 Sep 1962
21 Sep 1962
Date of fight
21 Sep 1962
Victim
Alejandro Lavorante
Opponent
John Riggins
Details
Lavorante would spend 19 months in a coma before dying on 1 April 1964.
21 Mar 1963
21 Mar 1963
Date of fight
21 Mar 1963
Victim
Davey Moore
Opponent
Sugar Ramos
Details
Moore collapsed in the dressing room after the fight, and died 75 hours later. This was the second ring tragedy that Sugar Ramos was involved in.
10 May 1965
10 May 1965
Date of fight
10 May 1965
Victim
Sonny Banks
Opponent
Leotis Martin
Details
Banks is known for being the first fighter to ever score a knockdown against Muhammad Ali. He died three years after this fight at age 24.
11 Mar 1969
11 Mar 1969
Date of fight
11 Mar 1969
Victim
Ulrich Regis
Opponent
Joe Bugner
Details
Regis died four days after the fight following surgery to remove a blood clot.
30 Dec 1969
30 Dec 1969
Date of fight
30 Dec 1969
Victim
Bernard Agbakhume Daudu
Opponent
Carlos San José
Details
Daudu died of injuries sustained in this fight.
2 Feb 1972
2 Feb 1972
Date of fight
2 Feb 1972
Victim
Mick Pinkney
Opponent
Jim Moore
Details
Pinkney was knocked out in the fifth round and died after choking on his own blood.
19 Jul 1978
19 Jul 1978
Date of fight
19 Jul 1978
Victim
Angelo Jacopucci
Opponent
Alan Minter
Details
Jacopucci did not collapse in the ring; he and Minter met for a meal after the fight. Jacopucci then fell into a coma and died. As a result of this, European title fights were limited to 12 rounds.
23 Nov 1979
23 Nov 1979
Date of fight
23 Nov 1979
Victim
Willie Classen
Opponent
Wilford Scypion
Details
Died following the fight.
9 Jan 1980
9 Jan 1980
Date of fight
9 Jan 1980
Victim
Charles Newell
Opponent
Marlon Starling
Details
Died after being knocked out in the 7th round.
20 Jun 1980
20 Jun 1980
Date of fight
20 Jun 1980
Victim
Cleveland Denny
Opponent
Gaétan Hart
Details
Died 16 days after being knocked out.
19 Sep 1980
19 Sep 1980
Date of fight
19 Sep 1980
Victim
Johnny Owen
Opponent
Lupe Pintor
Details
Owen was knocked out and died six weeks later without regaining consciousness.
31 Aug 1981
31 Aug 1981
Date of fight
31 Aug 1981
Victim
Joe Yabuki
Opponent
Jose Mendoza
Details
24-year-old Joe Yabuki died in the corner of the ring from CTE after the fight.
7 May 1982
7 May 1982
Date of fight
7 May 1982
Victim
Andy Balaba
Opponent
Shin Hi-sup
Details
Died of injuries sustained in the fight.
14 Jun 1982
14 Jun 1982
Date of fight
14 Jun 1982
Victim
Young Ali
Opponent
Barry McGuigan
Details
Collapsed in the ring, fell into a coma, and died from a blood clot two days later.
13 Nov 1982
13 Nov 1982
Date of fight
13 Nov 1982
Victim
Kim Duk-koo
Opponent
Ray Mancini
Details
Kim died four days after the fight, as a result of a subdural hematoma, which filled his skull with 100 cubic centimetres of blood. As a result of this, world championship fights were limited to 12 rounds and increased testing required in Nevada.
1 Sep 1983
1 Sep 1983
Date of fight
1 Sep 1983
Victim
Francisco Bejines
Opponent
Alberto Dávila
Details
Died of brain injuries, despite surgery to remove a blood clot and relieve pressure on his brain.
29 May 1985
29 May 1985
Date of fight
29 May 1985
Victim
Shawn Thomas
Opponent
Chris Calvin
Details
Died of head injuries.
2 Nov 1985
2 Nov 1985
Date of fight
2 Nov 1985
Victim
Jacob Morake
Opponent
Brian Mitchell
Details
Died of head injuries.
29 Nov 1985
29 Nov 1985
Date of fight
29 Nov 1985
Victim
Gerardo Derbez
Opponent
Jorge Vaca
Details
Knocked out and fell into a coma; died from brain injuries.
14 Mar 1986
14 Mar 1986
Date of fight
14 Mar 1986
Victim
Steve Watt
Opponent
Rocky Kelly
Details
Died of brain injuries.
27 Feb 1987
27 Feb 1987
Date of fight
27 Feb 1987
Victim
Jean-Claude Vinci
Opponent
Lionel Jean
Details
Vinci lost the fight on points, and died 30 minutes later.
14 Jun 1988
14 Jun 1988
Date of fight
14 Jun 1988
Victim
Brian Baronet
Opponent
Kenny Vice
Details
Fell into a coma after being knocked out and died three days later.
13 Aug 1988
13 Aug 1988
Date of fight
13 Aug 1988
Victim
Daniel Thetele
Opponent
Aaron Williams
Details
Collapsed without regaining consciousness and died.
4 Mar 1989
4 Mar 1989
Date of fight
4 Mar 1989
Victim
David Thio
Opponent
Terrence "Alli" Halley
Details
Knocked out and died 10 days later.
17 Aug 1990
17 Aug 1990
Date of fight
17 Aug 1990
Victim
Pat Stone
Opponent
Gary Wills
Details
Died of brain injuries the day after the fight.
27 May 1991
27 May 1991
Date of fight
27 May 1991
Victim
Patrick Mdiniso
Opponent
Mongezi Mbadu
Details
Died after being knocked unconscious.
17 Nov 1991
17 Nov 1991
Date of fight
17 Nov 1991
Victim
Clive Sikwebu
Opponent
Ndoda Mayende
Details
Died nine days after being knocked out.
1 Dec 1991
1 Dec 1991
Date of fight
1 Dec 1991
Victim
Minoru Katsumata
Opponent
Takashi Murata
Details
Died after being knocked out in the 10th round. It was his first professional fight.
20 Dec 1991
20 Dec 1991
Date of fight
20 Dec 1991
Victim
David Ellis
Opponent
Abdenago Jofré
Details
Ellis collapsed in the final round and died nine days after.
26 Apr 1994
26 Apr 1994
Date of fight
26 Apr 1994
Victim
Bradley Stone
Opponent
Richie Wenton
Details
Died from a blood clot.
22 Jul 1994
22 Jul 1994
Date of fight
22 Jul 1994
Victim
Robert Wangila
Opponent
David Gonzalez
Details
Died after an operation to remove a blood clot from his brain.
6 May 1995
6 May 1995
Date of fight
6 May 1995
Victim
Jimmy Garcia
Opponent
Gabriel Ruelas
Details
Held on the undercard of his brother Rafael's contest against Oscar De La Hoya for the WBO and IBF Lightweight Titles, Gabriel won an 11th-round TKO against Garcia, who died 13 days later due to a blood clot on the brain.
13 Oct 1995
13 Oct 1995
Date of fight
13 Oct 1995
Victim
James Murray
Opponent
Drew Docherty
Details
Murray collapsed in the final round and died on 15 October 1995 due to brain injuries.
9 Dec 1995
9 Dec 1995
Date of fight
9 Dec 1995
Victim
Eugene Barutag
Opponent
Randy Andagan
Details
On 9 December 1995, a young fighter from General Santos City named Eugene Barutag, was scheduled for an eight-round match against veteran Randy Andagan of Biñan, Laguna. Barutag was winning the match in the first four rounds and almost knocked out Andagan, but the latter got his second wind and beat the younger boxer, who at the end of the bout, co
13 Dec 1997
13 Dec 1997
Date of fight
13 Dec 1997
Victim
Felix Bwalya
Opponent
Paul Burke
Details
Was knocked down three times in the final rounds; died nine days later. While in a coma, he was found to have had malaria in his bloodstream. The autopsy report stated the cause of death was cardiorespiratory failure, severe blunt force trauma to the head, and bronchopneumonia in his right lung.
12 Sep 1999
12 Sep 1999
Date of fight
12 Sep 1999
Victim
Randie Carver
Opponent
Kabary Salem
Details
Carver was headbutted repeatedly during the early rounds, with the contest not being stopped contrary to rules in boxing that call for a termination of contest for clash of heads. He lost consciousness and was rushed to the hospital. Carver died two days later from blunt head trauma.
20 Oct 2000
20 Oct 2000
Date of fight
20 Oct 2000
Victim
Bobby Tomasello
Opponent
Steve Dotse
Details
Tomasello collapsed in his dressing room after a 10-round draw. He fell into a coma from which he never awoke, dying five days later.
30 Mar 2001
30 Mar 2001
Date of fight
30 Mar 2001
Victim
Muhammad Alfaridzi
Opponent
Khongtawat Sorkiti
Details
Alfaridzi fell into coma after Sorkiti knocked him out on the eighth round, and died three days later of bleeding in the left side of his brain.
| Date of fight | Victim | Opponent | Details |
| 14 Dec 1894 | Andy Bowen | Kid Lavigne | 27-year-old Bowen hit his head on the wooden canvas when Lavigne knocked him down in the 18th round. Bowen never regained consciousness and died the following morning. |
| 6 Dec 1897 | Walter Croot | Jimmy Barry | Croot never regained consciousness and died the following day from a brain injury. Charged with manslaughter, Barry was exonerated when it was determined that Croot had died from a fractured skull sustained when his head hit the unpadded floor, made of wood. |
| 29 April 1910 | Tommy McCarthy | Owen Moran | McCarthy sustained a fractured skull and died the next morning. |
| 24 May 1913 | Luther McCarty | Arthur Pelkey | Pelkey was arrested and changed with manslaughter but was later absolved of blame. |
| 5 Feb 1923 | Andy Thomas | Johnny Clinton | Knocked out and did not regain consciousness even though his heart was still beating and died the next morning. |
| 12 Jun 1923 | Jean-Baptiste Rampignon | André Gleizes | Rampignon slipped into a coma after a 15-round points loss in a bout for the French flyweight championship and died the following day. |
| 11 Jan 1924 | Frankie Jerome | Bud Taylor | Jerome died two days following a twelfth round stoppage loss. |
| 19 Apr 1926 | Clever Sencio | Sencio died just two hours after a decision loss. This was the second ring tragedy that involved Bud Taylor. | |
| 1 Jun 1928 | Tosh Powell | Billy Housego | 20-year-old Welsh boxer Powell collapsed during the third round of his bout with London fighter Housego. Powell was taken to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary, where he died of a brain hemorrhage on 2 June. |
| 24 Jan 1930 | Mickey Darmon | Eddie Koppy | Fractured skull and cerebral hemorrhage. |
| 20 Aug 1930 | Johnny Anderson | "Red" Keuhl | |
| 25 Aug 1930 | Frankie Campbell | Max Baer | Campbell was knocked unconscious in the ring and died hours later in the hospital. Doctors discovered that his brain had been knocked loose from the connective tissue inside his head. |
| 7 Jun 1932 | Chet Edwards | Joe Torkleson | Edwards won the match, later found unconscious in dressing room and brought to hospital where he died the next day. |
| 10 Feb 1933 | Ernie Schaaf | Primo Carnera | Schaaf suffered a knockout loss in the 13th round and immediately fell unconscious. He would go into a coma, and was rushed to the hospital to undergo surgery where he ultimately died four days later. |
| 8 May 1933 | Jack Holland | Tony Marullo | 24-year-old Holland, a college football star and artist's model, died of a cerebral hemorrhage after losing in six rounds to Marullo in New Orleans. He collapsed while leaving the ring and died in a hospital the following morning. |
| 17 Mar 1936 | Tony Scarpati | Lou Ambers | Scarpati died in hospital without regaining consciousness after his knockout by Lou Ambers in the seventh round of their fight. When he fell, his head struck the ring floor. Although surgeons operated to relieve pressure resulting from the concussion, he failed to regain consciousness. |
| 30 Jan 1937 | Tony Marino | Carlos Quintana | 26-year-old Marino collapsed at the end of an eight-round bout with Quintana in Brooklyn, New York City. The ringside doctor diagnosed a brain concussion. Marino never regained consciousness, dying two days later at Wyckoff Heights Hospital in Brooklyn. New York state officials found Marino had been knocked down five times in the contest, and pass |
| 16 Jul 1940 | Peter Asero | Pete Muscarnera | Seemingly on his way to victory by knocking out Muscarnera to the count of nine in the first round, Asero suffered a knockout in the fourth round. He never revived. Heart attack was given as the cause of death by the Athletic Commission. |
| 2 Jul 1941 | Roy "Jack" Gillespie | Jack Chase | Gillespie died from a brain injury; Chase was taken into technical custody. |
| 15 May 1942 | John M. Marquez | Alfred David Globe | Marquez was knocked out and never regained consciousness. |
| 3 Mar 1946 | Dixon Walker | Gus Gerson | Walker died of a cerebral hemorrhage. |
| 24 Jun 1947 | Jimmy Doyle | Sugar Ray Robinson | Doyle died 17 hours after being knocked out. |
| 15 Aug 1947 | Glenn Newton Smith | Sam Baroudi | Smith was knocked out in the 9th round and never regained consciousness. |
| 2 Feb 1948 | Sam Baroudi | Ezzard Charles | Baroudi was killed by a punch from a future heavyweight champion. |
| 28 Feb 1948 | Leroy DeCatur | Freddie Herrera | Died after his first professional match. |
| 28 Mar 1948 | Gerardo Hernández | Manuel Parrado | Died in the ring following a cerebral hemorrhage. |
| 21 Apr 1948 | Jackie Darthard | Bert Lytell | Collapsed after six rounds of fighting and died after being taken to a hospital. Death ultimately ruled to be the result of a brain hemorrhage caused by an undiagnosed injury from a match five months earlier. |
| 29 Sep 1948 | Félix Amado Gómez | Bobby McQuillar | "McQuillar hit him with a crushing right hand that sent Kid Dinamita to the canvas. The bell saved him. But he was unable to come out for the ninth round. He was carried out of the ring, and five hours later, on a hospital operating table, he died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Kid Dinamita was 22 years old." |
| 19 Sep 1949 | Archie Kemp | Jack Hassen | Kemp was carried from the ring on a stretcher and did not regain consciousness, dying of a cerebral haemorrhage. Referee Joe Wallis had refused to stop the fight. |
| 22 Feb 1950 | Lavern Roach | Georgie Small | Lavern sustained a fatal head injury during the match and died the next day due to a subdural hemorrhage. |
| 20 Dec 1950 | Sonny Boy West | Percy Bassett | West suffered from inter-cerebral hemorrhage resulting from a cerebral concussion and died the following day. |
| 29 Aug 1951 | Georgie Flores | Roger Donoghue | Knocked out and died a few days later. Donoghue gave match winnings to Flores' family. |
| 12 Dec 1954 | Ed Sanders | Willie James | Complained of headaches early in the day. Lost consciousness in the 11th round. Died after a long surgery to relieve bleeding in the brain. |
| 19 Mar 1956 | Hubert Essakow | Willie Toweel | |
| 8 Nov 1958 | José Blanco | Sugar Ramos | Died a day after a knockout loss in the eighth and final round against future world champion Sugar Ramos. |
| 26 Oct 1959 | Walt Ingram | José Becerra | |
| 9 Apr 1960 | Charlie Mohr | Stu Bartell | Died a week after being knocked out in NCAA tournament at Madison, Wisconsin. His death has been credited with resulting in the NCAA's termination of the sport. |
| 6 Jun 1960 | Tommy Pacheco | Benny Gordon | Remained unconscious after fight. Brought to hospital where a brain operation was performed but succumbed to injuries. |
| 26 Jun 1960 | Rafael Rodriguez | Gaby Sanchez | Floored after hook to the liver. |
| 15 May 1961 | Harry Campbell | Al Medrano | 23-year-old Campbell, a 1960 Olympic boxer, collapsed after the final bell of the tenth round of his bout with Medrano. He never regained consciousness, despite brain surgery. |
| 24 Mar 1962 | Benny Paret | Emile Griffith | See Benny Paret vs. Emile Griffith III; Paret died of brain injuries 10 days later. |
| 21 Sep 1962 | Alejandro Lavorante | John Riggins | Lavorante would spend 19 months in a coma before dying on 1 April 1964. |
| 21 Mar 1963 | Davey Moore | Sugar Ramos | Moore collapsed in the dressing room after the fight, and died 75 hours later. This was the second ring tragedy that Sugar Ramos was involved in. |
| 10 May 1965 | Sonny Banks | Leotis Martin | Banks is known for being the first fighter to ever score a knockdown against Muhammad Ali. He died three years after this fight at age 24. |
| 11 Mar 1969 | Ulrich Regis | Joe Bugner | Regis died four days after the fight following surgery to remove a blood clot. |
| 30 Dec 1969 | Bernard Agbakhume Daudu | Carlos San José | Daudu died of injuries sustained in this fight. |
| 2 Feb 1972 | Mick Pinkney | Jim Moore | Pinkney was knocked out in the fifth round and died after choking on his own blood. |
| 19 Jul 1978 | Angelo Jacopucci | Alan Minter | Jacopucci did not collapse in the ring; he and Minter met for a meal after the fight. Jacopucci then fell into a coma and died. As a result of this, European title fights were limited to 12 rounds. |
| 23 Nov 1979 | Willie Classen | Wilford Scypion | Died following the fight. |
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- The DeKalb Daily Chroniclehttps://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=DKD19260420.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN-clever+sencio---------
- Journal of Combative Sporthttps://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_svinth_b_0700_archive.htm
- The Modesto Beehttps://www.newspapers.com/image/689983150/?terms=boxer%20dies%20the%20ring&match=1
- michmemorieshttps://michmemories.org/exhibits/topics/catalog/decbfcce0518619945492c783b24846a
- Los Angeles Evening Expresshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/608482336/?terms=boxer%20dies%20the%20ring&match=1
- The Oklahoma Newshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/593888003/?terms=boxer%20dies%20the%20ring&match=1
- "The Strange Death of Ernie Schaaf"http://www.boxing.com/the_strange_death_of_ernie_schaaf.html
- St. Petersburg Timeshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19330510&id=f-dOAAAAIBAJ&pg=4774,3681530
- The Evening Leaderhttp://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2011/Corning%20NY%20Evening%20%20Leader/Corning%20NY%20Evening%20%20Leader%201933%20%20Mar-Nov%201933%20Grayscale/Corning%20NY%20Evening%20%20Leader%201933%20%20Mar-Nov%201933%20Grayscale%20-%200482.pdf
- Daily Illinihttps://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19360321.2.88&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------
- New York City newspapers 16