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Philippine fighter dies after sparring match

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Boxing starlet Jeffrey Claro dies after falling into coma following sparring session (Image: Facebook)

A Philippine boxer who was involved in a recent scandal over faked brain scans has died after a sparring session, sports officials said Tuesday.

Jeffrey Claro fell into a coma and later died after being knocked down in the second round of his match on Friday, said Dioscoro Bautista, head of the boxing division of the Games and Amusement Board.

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