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Boxer, 17, collapsed seconds after fight and died after excessive training regime
Paramedics performed CPR on Edward Bilbey five times but he was tragically pronounced dead after the bout in South Normanton, Derbyshire. The teenager had suffered from a heart condition
13:29, 15 DEC 2020
Edward Bilbey took part in a three-round bout in South Normanton, Derbyshire, on March 24, 2017
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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.