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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Pat Hurst

Kickboxer, 15, had fought man, 34, week before fatal bout, inquest hears

A coroner has told an inquest he was “shocked” that a 15-year-old kickboxer who died after a bout had fought a 34-year-old man the week before.

Alex Eastwood, from Fazakerley, Liverpool, collapsed after the third and final two-minute round of a “light contact” kickboxing match against a 17-year-old opponent in a ring at a gym in Platt Bridge, Wigan, on June 29 2024.

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