New Brunswick boxer David Whittom, who had been in an induced coma since suffering a brain hemorrhage following a fight last spring, has died. Brandon Brewer, a professional boxer and Canadian light middleweight champion from Fredericton, offered his “deepest condolences” to Whittom’s family. “Every time Dave came down to Fredericton he would help me train,” Brewer said in a Facebook post Saturday. Saskatoon’s Gary Kopas beat him by technical knockout with just 37 seconds left in the 10-round bout in May. Whittom became ill hours later and was taken to hospital in Fredericton and later to Saint John, N.B., where he underwent surgery the next day.

Source: National Post March 17, 2018 19:14 UTC