AMA renews call for boxing ban after boxer death

The death of Sydney boxer Davey Browne Junior has prompted fresh calls from the Australian Medical Association (AMA) for a ban on boxing.

The family of the boxer made the decision to turn off his life support after injuries suffered in title bout at the Ingleburn RSL on Friday night (11th September).

The boxer had beens knocked out 30 seconds from the scheduled end of his 12-round contest and, although he initially regained consciousness, he collapsed from his stool and was taken to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition with brain injuries.

AMA Vice-President Dr Stephen Parnis said critical injuries were inevitable in boxing and that Browne's death was an "entirely avoidable" tragedy.

Dr Parnis stated "one punch can kill - whether you are outside a pub on a Friday night or in a boxing ring - and this is the thing that causes young lives to be ended so traumatically.

"People need to be careful and they need to think twice about participating in this sport."

"The way that boxing is designed, there will be these times inevitably where someone will get bleeding or irreversible damage to the brain and they will either lose their life or end up with brain damage.

"That is why the AMA thinks that we cannot continue with it (boxing)."

Browne's death continues a sad year for Australian boxing.

In March, Queensland-based fighter Braydon Smith died two days after losing a bout in Toowoomba, having collapsed 90 minutes after the contest.

Former IBF featherweight world champion Billy Dib, who was Browne's highest-profile opponent, pointed out boxing was not the only sport that had deaths.

Dib told the AAP "things like this happen in sport, not just in our sport but in other sports. Things happen in high-contact sports."

NSW Sports Minister Stuart Ayres has apparently asked that the NSW body that regulates the sport, The Combat Sports Authority, to review the event.

A post-mortem examination will be conducted and a report prepared for the coroner.

A police investigation has begun but no charges are expected to be laid.

Image of David Brown Junior: Facebook

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