LONDON (Reuters) - The death of heavyweight Scott Westgarth was described as a disaster by British Boxing chief Robert Smith on Monday although he said it was impossible to make the sport 100 percent safe. It was the first death in professional boxing since Canada's Tim Hague died two days after a fight last June. Smith, a former boxer and now the British Boxing Board of Control's general secretary, reacted with shock to the latest death in a sport often criticised for its brutal nature. "It's terrible for the sport and terrible for the family and we send our condolences to Scott's family," Smith told Reuters. "This is a tough tough sport and we try to make it as safe as possible but you can't make it 100 percent safe," he added.

Source: The Star February 26, 2018 11:36 UTC