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Boxer Sherif Lawal Dead at 29 After Being Knocked Out in 1st Pro Match


Sherif Lawal died at age 29 after getting knocked out during his professional boxing debut on Sunday, May 12

The event’s promoter Warren Boxing Management released a statement about the incident on Monday, May 13, which read, “Last night, Sherif Lawal was making his debut at a show at Harrow Leisure Centre, in which our boxer Courtney Bennett was scheduled to fight. Us Weekly looks back at the stars who died before their time, including Amy Winehouse, Prince and Whitney Houston — see the most shocking celeb deaths “It is with great sadness and torment that we have learned, from a representative of her family, that Jeannette Zacarias Zapata passed away this afternoon at 3:45 p.m.,” event promoter Groupe Yvon Michel confirmed in a statement at the time.

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