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Boxer Boris Stanchov died after being allowed to fight under his cousin Isus Velichkov's licence.
Initial reports suggested it was the latter who had passed away after collapsing during the fifth round of a contest against Ardit Murja at a show in Albania at the weekend before falling to the ground in his corner.
The fight was immediately called off as medical teams rushed to help and the featherweight was taken to hospital but could not be resuscitated.
According to Albanian television he suffered a cardiac arrest and it was only when Velichkov came forward that it was clear who had passed away.