Johnny Owen
On 19 September 1980, Owen went up against Mexican Lupe Pintor at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States. He fought hard but was knocked out by Pintor in the twelfth round, giving victory to the Mexican. Despite surgery, Owen went into a coma and never regained consciousness. He died seven weeks later on 4 November 1980, at the age of 24.