Schoolgirl boxer dies after blow

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A 17-year-old girl, attending the Ratnapura Seewali Central College, is reported to have died following a blow by a rival boxer at a boxing meet held on October 30 at a boxing ring of a private company in Pallekele, Kandy.

The girl had fallen on receiving the blow and was admitted to the Kandy Hospital Intensive Care Unit where she died after 11 days. (Nadeeka Dayaa Bandara)

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