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Irish Olympic bronze medalist Sutherland, 27, found dead
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]LONDON -- Darren Sutherland, a boxer who won a bronze medal for Ireland at the Beijing Olympics, was found hanged at his home Monday. Frank Maloney, his manager, discovered the body of the 27-year-old fighter and was so unnerved he was admitted to a hospital. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Sutherland was unbeaten in his first four pro fights and was to have appeared with Maloney at a news conference Tuesday to talk about his next bout on Oct. 16. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] The Metropolitan Police said Sutherland was pronounced dead in the mid-afternoon. Police said his death is not being treated as suspicious, a suggestion that no one else was involved. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Maloney, who once managed former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, was taken to a hospital. Tests revealed the 55-year-old manager had a heart attack, but it was not clear if the attack happened before Monday's events. He is expected to remain in the hospital a few days, and doctors are allowing him to work on his laptop. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Sutherland's death is the latest blow to boxing, with three former champions all dying violently in July: Alexis Arguello, Arturo Gatti and Vernon Forrest. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Olympic middleweight champion James DeGale, who beat Sutherland in Beijing, paid tribute to his former rival. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] "He had an Olympic bronze medal and his whole life to look forward to," the Englishman said. "He had a great future and my heart goes out to everyone who knew him." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Barry McGuigan, a former featherweight champion from Ireland, said Sutherland had the ability to win a world title. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] "It is an absolute tragedy," he said Tuesday. "I would describe Darren as a phenomenal talent. He represented his country with pride as an amateur and I believe he would have become a world champion in the professional ranks one day." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Arguello, the 57-year-old mayor of Managua, died in his Nicaragua home and police suspect he shot himself in the chest. Gatti, 37, was found dead at a Brazilian resort in what police ruled a suicide by hanging. Forrest, 38, was shot to death in Atlanta after he chased a man who robbed him. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Copyright 2009 by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and The Associated Press is strictly prohibited. [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica]
http://www.cbssports.com/boxing/story/12211736/rss
damn sad thing
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]LONDON -- Darren Sutherland, a boxer who won a bronze medal for Ireland at the Beijing Olympics, was found hanged at his home Monday. Frank Maloney, his manager, discovered the body of the 27-year-old fighter and was so unnerved he was admitted to a hospital. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Sutherland was unbeaten in his first four pro fights and was to have appeared with Maloney at a news conference Tuesday to talk about his next bout on Oct. 16. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] The Metropolitan Police said Sutherland was pronounced dead in the mid-afternoon. Police said his death is not being treated as suspicious, a suggestion that no one else was involved. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Maloney, who once managed former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, was taken to a hospital. Tests revealed the 55-year-old manager had a heart attack, but it was not clear if the attack happened before Monday's events. He is expected to remain in the hospital a few days, and doctors are allowing him to work on his laptop. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Sutherland's death is the latest blow to boxing, with three former champions all dying violently in July: Alexis Arguello, Arturo Gatti and Vernon Forrest. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Olympic middleweight champion James DeGale, who beat Sutherland in Beijing, paid tribute to his former rival. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] "He had an Olympic bronze medal and his whole life to look forward to," the Englishman said. "He had a great future and my heart goes out to everyone who knew him." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Barry McGuigan, a former featherweight champion from Ireland, said Sutherland had the ability to win a world title. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] "It is an absolute tragedy," he said Tuesday. "I would describe Darren as a phenomenal talent. He represented his country with pride as an amateur and I believe he would have become a world champion in the professional ranks one day." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Arguello, the 57-year-old mayor of Managua, died in his Nicaragua home and police suspect he shot himself in the chest. Gatti, 37, was found dead at a Brazilian resort in what police ruled a suicide by hanging. Forrest, 38, was shot to death in Atlanta after he chased a man who robbed him. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Copyright 2009 by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and The Associated Press is strictly prohibited. [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica]
http://www.cbssports.com/boxing/story/12211736/rss
damn sad thing
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