International

Scottish boxer Mike Towell has died in hospital despite “fighting to the end” after he was seriously injured in a bout.

The 25-year-old suffered a fifth-round loss to Dale Evans on Thursday night, in a fight at the Radisson Blu hotel in Glasgow and was taken to Queen Elizabeth university hospital.

Towell’s partner, Chloe Ross, said she was “absolutely heartbroken” to announce that the welterweight had died shortly after 11pm on Friday evening, 12 hours after he was taken off life support.

She said he “fought right to the end” after suffering severe bleeding and swelling to his brain during the fight which was an eliminator for the British welterweight title.