Joshua’s promoter, Hearn urges boxing to do more in wake of Day’s death

An emotional Eddie Hearn believes “there’s so much more we can do” to make boxing safer but reasoned there was no one to blame for the death of Patrick Day.

It was announced on Wednesday evening that 27-year-old Day had died, having undergone emergency brain surgery over the weekend after losing by 10th-round knockout to fellow American Charles Conwell in Chicago.

Hearn said: “It’s tragic. We know the saying ‘the sport of boxing saves more lives than it takes’ and that is true but it doesn’t make anything any better when a tragedy like this happens.

“You can say ‘it’s boxing’ but it’s so hard to justify. We have to make sure as a sport we do better in this situation.

“We need to respect these fighters, we need to make sure that we make it as safe as possible for them and as fans of the business we’ve got to keep evolving. There’s so much more we can do.”

Read Also:Patrick Day’s death: Charity Wants Boxing Banned

Day had previously been knocked down twice in the contest before succumbing again to a left hook midway through the 10th round.