Boxer who died in white collar charity match named as probe continues
A student who died after being seriously injured in a charity boxing match has been named.
Jubal Reji Kurian was rushed to hospital after taking part in the opening rounds of an Ultra White Collar Boxing (UWCB) event at Harvey Hadden Sports Village last Saturday.
The match was scheduled from 5.30pm until 10pm, but had to be cut short as the boxer required medical attention.
Police confirmed that he had since died, reports Nottinghamshire Live.
It is the second death involving UWCB to take place in less than a year, after 26-year-old Dominic Chapman collapsed in the ring during a boxing match in April 2022.
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Tributes have since poured in for Jubal, who friends described as the "nicest lad" with the "heart of a warrior".
The match was scheduled from 5.30pm until 10pm, but had to be cut short (Nottingham Post / BPM Media)One person said: "Died a hero raising money for charity big respect to you young man. May you rest in eternal peace. Condolences to your family and friends."
Another wrote: "RIP mate, you were a sound lad".
UWCB, which organised the charity event, said it was "deeply saddened" by his death.
It said in a statement: “Everyone at Ultra White Collar Boxing was deeply saddened to hear of the tragic death of one of our participants, who took part in our Nottingham event on Saturday, March 25.
"Our thoughts are very much with his family and friends at this difficult time.
“We are in close contact with his family and continue to offer them all the support we can. With investigations now under way by the relevant authorities, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage."
A Nottingham City Council spokesperson said: “We are deeply saddened to hear that he [Jubal] has since died in hospital and our thoughts are with his family and friends.
"We are liaising with relevant authorities to help them with their inquiries into this tragic incident."
Nottinghamshire Police said it is working with the coroner to establish the circumstances of his death.
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He was rushed to Queen's Medical Centre, where his condition deteriorated and he sadly died (file photo) (Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)Detective Inspector Chris Berryman said: "Officers attended Harvey Hadden Sports Village on Saturday, March 25 with partners including East Midlands Ambulance Service.
"A man was left seriously injured following a boxing match and transported to Queen’s Medical Centre.
“Since the incident, his condition deteriorated and he has sadly passed away. Our thoughts are with all of his family and friends at this difficult time.
"We are keeping an open mind and working with the coroner to establish what has happened."
UWCB is a partner of Cancer Research UK and the boxing organisation's website says it has raised more than £25,000,000.
According to its website, UWCB has been running events for 14 years and has organised hundreds of events.
It says: "Ultra White Collar Boxing (UWCB) is the largest organiser of white collar boxing events in the UK.
"Since the first event in December 2009, over 100,000 people have stepped through the ropes and boxed at one of our events. That's 100,000 people that have become fitter and healthier.
"Boxing gets a tough time from the media. Whenever there is an injury there are calls for it to be banned, but statistically, if you look at serious injuries boxing is safer than cycling and rugby.
"We think this is due to excellent safety precautions at events."
The website lists a summary of guidelines and says: "To ensure the safety of all of our participants, we make sure that we strictly adhere to our rules and regulations."
It adds: "We feel our events offer a 'gold standard' in safety and this has been verified by doctors, neurosurgeons and many other professional bodies that have reviewed our practices."
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