Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev dies following TKO loss

Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died after sustaining brain injuries during a TKO loss Friday night in Maryland, multiple outlets reported Tuesday. He was 28.

Dadashev collapsed while leaving the ring after his junior welterweight bout with Subriel Matias. Trainer Buddy McGirt had thrown in the towel following the 11th round.

Dadashev left the arena on a stretcher and was taken to University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Center, where he underwent surgery for a brain bleed before being placed in a medically induced coma.

The International Boxing Federation 140-pound eliminator fight at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., was the first loss of the St. Petersburg native’s career. Dadashev was 13-1 with 11 knockouts.


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