Charity match in Mike’s memory a year after death

A CHARITY football match has been organised to mark the first anniversary of Dundee boxer Mike Towell’s death.

The match will be held at the home of Downfield FC on Sunday october 22.

It will begin at noon, with all donations going towards Mike’s partner, Chloe Ross, and a charity of her choice.

The contest will see Iron M i k e ’s former team, Michelin Athletic, go up against a team made up of his friends.

Miss Ross said: “I can’t believe its been nine months already since we lost Michael, still doesn’t feel like it’s really happened. And we’re already speaking about the one-year memorial match. Crazy. Keep the date free, guys.”

Co-organiser Brendan Scanlan said: “It’s still a couple of months away but it will soon almost be a year we lost Iron Mike, which is heart breaking.

“We’re going to have another charity match at the Downfield clubbie. It’s october 22, the closest we could get booked to the date.”

Iron Mike’s family have raised thousands of pounds to help provide brain safety scanners to gyms in Scotland

Miss Ross, along with Mike’s mum Tracey, intends to purchase two scanners for clubs in Dundee and Stirling, two places where the boxer learned to fight.

Mike died of an intercerebral hemorrhage last September following a bout in Glasgow against Welsh boxer Dale Evans.