A teenage boxer driven by dreams of being a world champion collapsed in the ring and later died after pushing himself through an excessive training regime, an inquest heard.
In the build up to a momentous amateur bout Eddie Bilbey had been taking four hot baths a day, sleeping wrapped in several duvets and missing meals in a desperate bid to make the weight.
The talented 17-year-old, who had an undiagnosed heart problem, suddenly collapsed as he and his opponent waited for the referee s decision at the end of their contest.
Despite attempts to save the welterweight who lived and breathed boxing , he never regained consciousness.