Tributes paid to teen boxer who died after collapsing in the ring

Tributes have been paid to a "talented" 17-year-old amateur boxer who died after collapsing in the ring in the UK recently.

Tributes paid to teen boxer who died after collapsing in the ring

Tributes have been paid to a "talented" 17-year-old amateur boxer who died after collapsing in the ring in the UK recently.

The fighter, named locally as Eddie Bilbey, collapsed as his arm was being held by the referee at the end of a championship bout on Friday night, an eye-witness said.

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