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Top boxer dies after collapsing in front of fans after fight

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Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev [Courtesy]

Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died at the age of 28.

Dadashev was fighting for his life with "severe brain damage" following his brutal defeat to Subriel Matias in Maryland last Friday.

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