This archive report was first published on 10 November 2019.
Australian boxing was left reeling on Sunday after the tragic death of 27-year-old fighter Dwight Ritchie in a training accident.
According to his promoter, Jake Ellis, Ritchie passed away on Saturday while sparring with another boxer in Melbourne.
Ellis confirmed the news in a Facebook post, saying: 'It is with great sadness and shock to announce that the fighting cowboy Dwight Ritchie sadly passed away today doing what he loved.'
Ritchie, one of Australia's brightest boxing talents, had a record of 19 wins and two defeats. He last fought Tim Tszyu, the son of former world champion boxer Kostya Tszyu, in August for the IBF Australasian super welterweight title in Sydney.
His death sparked a flood of tributes from local boxers on social media, with Australian professional and Olympian Luke Jackson writing: 'Today we lost one of our own. I remember having my professional debut on Dwight's card. Sending my love to his family, loved ones and the whole of boxing Australia.'
Ritchie leaves behind three children.
