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 Kompolo, 22, was floored in the opening stages of the fight by
Siphenathi Qampi, and soon afterwards collapsed following the bout
sanctioned by Boxing South Africa.
He was initially treated at the ringside, before being taken to
hospital in Frere in the country's Eastern Cape province, but never
regained consciousness.
Another boxer, David Browne Jr of Australia, died on Tuesday after
being knocked out in a regional title bout, prompting call for a ban
on boxing by the Australian Medical Association.
Kompolo is the second death in the sport in South Africa inside a
year after female boxer Phindile Mwelase suffered bleeding to the
brain after a bout last October.
Kompolo's death could mount fresh pressure on the country's sports
ministry to provide a sharper focus on the industry, after they
admitted they are still investigating the circumstances around the
death of Mwelase some 12 months on from the incident.
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Mwelase had lost all four of her previous bouts and her final match
was the first time she had competed in an eight-round contest, for
which she was reportedly to be paid R4000 (£200).
Boxing is a popular sport in South Africa with many young adults
seeing the sport as a way out of a life of poverty.
(Reporting by Nick Said; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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