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Another boxer dies after title fight

Argentine boxer Hugo Santillan has died from injuries sustained during a title fight. PHOTO | BBC

By  BBC SPORT

What you need to know:

  • He was taken to hospital and underwent emergency surgery but died on Thursday
  • Santillan is the second boxer to die from injuries sustained in the ring this week after Dadashev's death was confirmed on Tuesday
  • He underwent emergency surgery but failed to recover

Argentine boxer Hugo Santillan has died from injuries sustained during a title fight, just days after the death of Russian fighter Maxim Dadashev.

The 23-year-old collapsed in the ring on Saturday shortly after his WBC Latino Silver lightweight bout with Eduardo Javier Abreu in Argentina ended in a draw.

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