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Boxing: Tim Hague, ex-UFC fighter, dies from ring injuries

- THE CANADIAN PRESS

A boxer who had been in critical condition since a fight in Edmonton on Friday night has died, his sister says.

Jackie Neil says in a statement on behalf of her family that Tim Hague died on Sunday.

The 33-year-old Hague grew up on a farm in Boyle, Alta., and had fought in the UFC, where he was known as “The Thrashing Machine.”

He was competing against former Edmonton Eskimos defensive end Adam Braidwood at the Shaw Con- ference Centre on Friday evening in an event promoted by KO Boxing.

A video on YouTube that purports to be of the fight shows Hague lying still on his back on the canvas after taking a punch to his head from Braidwood.

The statement from the family says they are asking for privacy.

“It is with incredible sadness, sorrow and heartbreak to report that Tim has passed away today. He was surrounded by family, listening to his favourite songs. We will miss him with so greatly,” the statement reads.

The Edmonton Combative Sports Commission, which regulates profession­al combative sports events in the city, issued a statement Sunday afternoon before Hague’s family announced the death.

Executive director Pat Reid said that a post-fight review is completed immediatel­y after each competitio­n. But he said that the commission has extended its request for reports to all referees, ringside judges, physicians, chief inspector, paymaster and the presiding inspectors assigned to the bout.

Melanie Lubovac of KO Boxing didn’t comment on the event when reached late Saturday.

A heavyweigh­t trained in jiu-jitsu, Hague compiled a 21-13 MMA record before switching to boxing after his final pro MMA fight in July 2016.

 ??  ?? Canadian fighter Tim Hague, 33, fought for more than a decade, including a stint in the UFC in 2009 and ’10.
Canadian fighter Tim Hague, 33, fought for more than a decade, including a stint in the UFC in 2009 and ’10.

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