Undefeated German boxer Musa Askan Yamak died after suffering a heart attack during a fight, according to a Turkish official.
Avrupa ve Asya şampiyonlukları olan Alucralı boksör hemşehrimiz Musa Askan Yamak'ı bir kalp krizi sonrasında genç yaşında kaybettik.
Daha önce müsabaka için Ankara’ya geldiğinde TBMM’de görüştüğümüz merhuma Allah’tan rahmet, kederli ailesine ve sevenlerine başsağlığı diliyorum. pic.twitter.com/KXhiMeBoA2— Hasan Turan 🇹🇷🇵🇸 (@hasanturantr) May 15, 2022
38 year old Musa Yamak, an undefeatable boxer, dies of heart attack during fight. I have the video but I will not post it.
RIP.https://t.co/J0wvvIHFzj— Naama. (@Naamamo) May 19, 2022
The 38-year-old fighter collapsed in the ring in Munich on Saturday while facing Uganda’s Hamza Wandera.
“We lost our compatriot Musa Askan Yamak, a boxer from Alucra, who won European and Asian championships, at a young age after a heart attack,” said Hasan Turan via Twitter.
Yamak is seen on video placing his hands to his knees before sinking to the matt, and then collapsing.
WARNING – Distressing Footage
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The New York Post reported:
Yamak, an undefeated fighter, took a heavy blow by Wandera in the second round of the fight and tried to come out to fight in the third round, according to published reports.
But before the round even started, Yamak dropped in the ring.
Medics rushed to the ring but could not revive the light-heavyweight boxer, as onlookers watched in shock.
Yamak was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead of a heart attack.
The German fighter was undefeated and had an 8-0 record that boasted eight knockouts.
The Turkish-born Yamak turned pro in 2017 but gained popularity after winning the WBFed International title in 2021.
BOXING SHOCK Musa Yamak dead aged 38: German boxer collapses in ring and suffers heart attack in ninth pro fight
Rest in peace.#MusaAskanYamak pic.twitter.com/KxH8euOsKT
— Thomas J. Gold (@TheFacilitatorr) May 16, 2022
NDTV added:
“The paramedics saw turbulent scenes of emotionally charged fans and family members on site. To ensure the safety of the paramedics, we sent out a lot of patrols,” a spokesperson of the Munich Police told the BILD.
“We then set up a protection corridor on site so that the paramedics could work safely and conscientiously,” the spokesperson added.
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