A father has talked about the breakdown of his heart at the loss of his “beautiful son”, who died after falling during an untold. Kickboxing match.
Fifteen -year -old Alex Eastwood fell on 29 June 2024 after the third round of the “Light Contact” kickboxing bout in a ring in a ring in Plot Bridge, Wigan. He was taken to the hospital.
His father, Stephen Eastwood, 40, From liverpoolTill he passed away three days later, he stayed with Alex on his hospital bed.
Speaking in the court of Bolton Koroner, he said: “I would just like to remember people as a wonderful, beautiful son. He was just a cute, lovely boy. He was a beautiful soul.”
Michael Pemberton, for Assistant Coroner Manchester (West), already expresses concern with the government about the safety of children in the game of war.
Alex kicked at the age of nine, trained in the storm combat and Fazekarle, Liverpool at the Fifteen, five times a week, and “meteorite” increased in the game, competed at a higher level.
He had increased to 6ft 7ins, weighing 80 kg and eliminated his GCSE, when the fight was arranged with another rival in the gym in Wigan.
Boxing was the “main program”, but it was an informal or unbalanced phenomenon as it was a charity fundrizer, not a bout to win a title under the main glory body for sports in the UK, a bout to win a title, Kickboxing GB.
Alex, who was wearing a headguard, suddenly became unwell after the end of the third and final, two -minute round.
Father’s three Mr. Eastwood said he saw his son, “doesn’t look right” because he makes his way to go back to his corner on ropes.
He said: “I have run, dive into the ring under ropes and landed on my back. I have caught my son, holding him, put him on the ring.
“At that point, it turned into just an chaotic scene. You had two first therapists in the ring, I was using impure and swearing in.
“My son’s breath was like a big bulldog, struggling on a sunny day.
“He looked like a seizure.
“It felt like a lifetime, sir.”
Paramedics arrived and took the teenager first to the hospital in Wigan and then at the Royal Manchester Children Hospital, where the surgeons were waiting to operate.
But it was discovered that he had to face horrific brain damage and bleeding.
Shri Eastwood said that he, Alex’s stepmother Nikita, her two siblings and other families spent time in the hospital.
His father stayed with him until he died on July 2 last year. His organs were donated.
One of the Alex coaches at Hurricane Combat and Fitness at Daniel Wigelsworth, Liverpool, said that he was partying to arrange for a bout Alex with the owner of TKMA gym in the Vigan, who was setting up a charity event.
He arranged a fight with Alex’s opponent, which has not been named as “good match up” in terms of weight, age and skill.
It was also heard that no definite rules appeared on the length of the round and Mr. Wigelsworth stated that the rules “light contact” are “vague” with various interpretations of the rules, which are left for coaches and referees.
Mr. Wigelsworth said that he believes Alex’s opponent was one year older than him, but in fact two years were his senior.
The inquiry listened competitions, exhibition events and “Fight Nights” can be placed by individual clubs and independent promoters, and governing bodies do not approve funds raising programs.
Gordon Mitchell, director of Kickboxing GB, said that there are many governing bodies in the game that approve the quarrel, but Kickboxing GB is the only one in the UK -recognized UK to Sport England, a body supporting Grassroots Sport, and the World Association of Kickboxing Organization (WAKO), which is a recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Is received.
Mr. Mitchell said that Kickboxing GB will never approve the “light contact” in the boxing ring for security reasons and these are only outside a ring on the mat.
He said that this is because it is easy to stop a fight on the mat, out of the mat, for example, if there is a mismatch.
But he said in a bout in a ring, “You are stuck among ropes” and depending on the referee to step into a fight.
“There are more rules about stopping the fight on Matt quickly,” Mr. Mitchell said.
Adam Corn, a Solicitor representing the Eastwood family, said that despite these rules, unknown, exhibitions or “Fight Night” matches are often placed above and down the country.
Mr. Corn said: “Is this a concern for you?”
“Yes,” Mr. Mitchell said.
Mr. Mitchell said that he was aware of the death of another war-related child in Britain.
Earlier this year, the coroner wrote to the government with minimal standards or risk management about the lack of contact game regulation for children in future death reports.
The inquiry is going on on Tuesday morning.
