Boxing - Greek boxer dies in hospital

O A 21-year-old Greek boxer died in Patras on Friday after suffering severe head injuries during a bout last week. Dimitris Livadas, an amateur boxer competing in the middleweight (75 kilos) division of a local championship, collapsed towards the end...

O A 21-year-old Greek boxer died in Patras on Friday after suffering severe head injuries during a bout last week. Dimitris Livadas, an amateur boxer competing in the middleweight (75 kilos) division of a local championship, collapsed towards the end of his fight and went into a coma. His death follows that of another boxer Thanassis Miliordos after a fight in 2000.

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