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| Tributes to 'white collar' boxer Lance Ferguson-Prayogg | Tributes to 'white collar' boxer Lance Ferguson-Prayogg |
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| Tributes have been paid to a man who died following a "white collar" boxing match at a nightclub in Nottingham. | Tributes have been paid to a man who died following a "white collar" boxing match at a nightclub in Nottingham. |
| Lance Ferguson-Prayogg, from Liverpool, died in hospital after paramedics were called to the Forum club on Saturday afternoon. | Lance Ferguson-Prayogg, from Liverpool, died in hospital after paramedics were called to the Forum club on Saturday afternoon. |
| The gym, in Wallasey, Wirral, in which Mr Ferguson-Prayogg trained, tweeted: "R.I.P. to one of our finest boxers... we are all totally devastated." | The gym, in Wallasey, Wirral, in which Mr Ferguson-Prayogg trained, tweeted: "R.I.P. to one of our finest boxers... we are all totally devastated." |
| Staff at the Forum said they were saddened by the news. | Staff at the Forum said they were saddened by the news. |
| Shaun White, from Sheffield, was Mr Ferguson-Prayogg's opponent on Saturday. | |
| Mr White told reporters that following the fight Mr Ferguson-Prayogg left the ring and then collapsed. | |
| A spokeswoman from East Midlands Ambulance Service said it received a call at about 17:24 BST on Saturday, reporting "a male who had lost consciousness". | A spokeswoman from East Midlands Ambulance Service said it received a call at about 17:24 BST on Saturday, reporting "a male who had lost consciousness". |
| However, it is unclear how Mr Ferguson-Prayogg died. | However, it is unclear how Mr Ferguson-Prayogg died. |
| Lance Ferguson-Prayogg trained at 12 Quays Gym in Wallasey and the event was organised by a company called Dukeries Fight Card Promoter. | Lance Ferguson-Prayogg trained at 12 Quays Gym in Wallasey and the event was organised by a company called Dukeries Fight Card Promoter. |
| The show was abandoned by the promoter after Mr Ferguson-Prayogg collapsed. | The show was abandoned by the promoter after Mr Ferguson-Prayogg collapsed. |
| 'Needs more safety' | |
| Mr Ferguson-Prayogg's trainer Micky Allen, who confirmed the boxer had a partner and daughter, said he was grateful for the support he has had from well-wishers on Facebook. | Mr Ferguson-Prayogg's trainer Micky Allen, who confirmed the boxer had a partner and daughter, said he was grateful for the support he has had from well-wishers on Facebook. |
| He said: "I just want to thank every single person... Letting you all know that I'm ok, just worried more on Lance's family, partner and child. | He said: "I just want to thank every single person... Letting you all know that I'm ok, just worried more on Lance's family, partner and child. |
| "I keep thinking of all the fights we attended and was successful [in]. Skitting at each other and the 12 quays gang." | "I keep thinking of all the fights we attended and was successful [in]. Skitting at each other and the 12 quays gang." |
| Marcellus Baz, from the Nottingham School of Boxing, described the bout Ferguson-Prayogg took part in as "white collar boxing". | Marcellus Baz, from the Nottingham School of Boxing, described the bout Ferguson-Prayogg took part in as "white collar boxing". |
| He said: "It's not a governed sport... it's got to be governed, it's got to have more safety. | He said: "It's not a governed sport... it's got to be governed, it's got to have more safety. |
| "England boxing is governed, it's monitored, the safety is right up there where young people are checked before [and after] they go into the ring." | "England boxing is governed, it's monitored, the safety is right up there where young people are checked before [and after] they go into the ring." |
| Matt Slater, from BBC Sport Online, said white collar boxing covered a broad spectrum of unlicensed, but legal, boxing. | Matt Slater, from BBC Sport Online, said white collar boxing covered a broad spectrum of unlicensed, but legal, boxing. |
| He said: "[White collar boxing] used to be quite a specific thing, but it has become a very generic catch-all phrase for something much larger. | He said: "[White collar boxing] used to be quite a specific thing, but it has become a very generic catch-all phrase for something much larger. |
| "It's become everything between professional boxing at the very top and amateur boxing at the bottom, there's a huge space in the middle that's been around for ever and ever." | "It's become everything between professional boxing at the very top and amateur boxing at the bottom, there's a huge space in the middle that's been around for ever and ever." |
| Aaron Needham, from Nottingham, who fought in an event organised by Ultra White Collar Boxing, said he was given good safety advice. | |
| He said: "[They tell you to] defend yourself at all times and fitness was the main thing because as soon as your fitness goes the hits get harder. | |
| "As soon as it looks like you're in danger they stop the fight, which I've seen happen before." | |
| Kirsty Radcliffe, a photographer who had met Mr Ferguson-Prayogg during events, said: "He was a very well liked man, a very talented boxer, a gent." | |
| A statement issued on behalf of staff at the Forum said they were saddened by the news and their condolences were with Mr Ferguson-Prayogg's family. | A statement issued on behalf of staff at the Forum said they were saddened by the news and their condolences were with Mr Ferguson-Prayogg's family. |