THREE OTHER CLASHES WITH HORROR ENDINGS

ROCKY KELLY V STEVE WATT, LONDON, 1986

HAMILTON “Rocky” Kelly warned: “Steve, I’m willing to die for this.”

Tragically, when the fight was stopped after 10 rounds, it was Watt who lost his life. He went to hospital with a blood clot on his brain and died three days later.

Kelly, 54, who visited him, said: “It was dreadful. You don’t see the damage you do.” The death led to mandatory MRI scans for fighters.

RAY MANCINI V DUK KOO KIM, LAS VEGAS, 1982

MANCINI knocked Korean Kim down after 14 rounds, putting him in a coma with a clot on his brain.

He died four days later, leaving a pregnant wife, and soon after matches were cut to 12 rounds.

Mancini, 56, learned Kim’s grieving mum had killed herself just before his comeback fight. He said: “That Kim fight made me fall out of love with that sport.”

LUPE PINTOR V JOHNNY OWEN, L.A, 1980

MEXICAN Pintor put Welshman Owen down in the 12th round and he died two months later, never regaining consciousness. A postmortem revealed a weak skull and routine scans started. Owen’s family urged Pintor not to feel guilty and on the 22nd anniversary his dad Dick unveiled a statue of him with Pintor at his side.