Towell, 25, suffered a fifth-round loss to Dale Evans in a St Andrews Sporting Club fight and was rushed to the city's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital on Thursday night. After being knocked down in the first round, Towell was allowed to continue the fight before the bout was stopped in the fifth round.
He received treatment in the ring and was given oxygen before being taken to hospital. He sadly died on Friday evening following severe bleeding and swelling to the brain.
“We are deeply saddened to hear of this tragic loss of life,” said Peter McCabe, Chief Executive of Headway. “This was a young father in the prime of his life and our heartfelt thoughts go out to his family and friends at this difficult time.
“Sadly, this is not an isolated incident. It is another in a long line of boxing tragedies where lives have been lost or irreparably damaged as a result of brain injury.
“Only recently, fellow boxer Nick Blackwell was left in a coma following a bout with Chris Eubank Jnr. After that fight, we repeated our concerns that more young men and women are risking their lives by taking part in boxing.
“We said at the time, and many times previously, that as long as boxing is allowed to continue, more and more young lives will be damaged or lost as a result of opponents deliberately trying to cause neurological harm to each other.
“Tragically, the lessons have not been learned and this young family is paying the ultimate price.
“Boxing is not the only sport that carries risk. However, there is an important distinction to be made between contact sports during which accidents can occur, and sports such as boxing and MMA where the objective is to render your opponent senseless and incapacitate them by targeting the brain and causing neurological damage.
"Quite rightly, the focus at this time should be on supporting the family. But the question remains: how many more lives have to be damaged or lost before this senseless sport is banned?”
Headway's position is supported by medical associations across the world, including the World Medical Association and the British Medical Association.
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