Los Angeles police have launched an investigation into the death
of a professional boxer who died after a bout, an investigator said
on Monday.
Jackson K. Bussell, 28, of Reno, Nevada, fought boxer Javier
Garcia on Thursday. The fight resulted in a draw, but immediately
afterward, Bussell collapsed in the ring. He was taken to a
hospital, where he died the next day.
The death came during the second in a series of professional
boxing bouts held at a cantina in Calabasas near Los Angeles, said
Detective Joe Price of a police homicide unit.
Investigators were awaiting the results of toxicology tests to
determine the cause of death, said Price.
The cantina is known as a bikers' hangout and was holding the
fights in the rear of the parking lot, Price said.
Price said the toxicology studies to determine the exact cause
of death should take several weeks.
"My guess is he suffered traumatic brain injury -- too many
blows to the head," Price said.
(Xinhua News Agency September 25, 2007)