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Bwalya fell into a coma after what colleagues said was a drinking spree following his controversial victory over the Briton Paul Burke in Lusaka in a Commonwealth title clash on 14 December 1997. The Zambian boxer won a unanimous decision in the 12-round bout despite being knocked down and saved by the bell in the last round. | Bwalya fell into a coma after what colleagues said was a drinking spree following his controversial victory over the Briton Paul Burke in Lusaka in a Commonwealth title clash on 14 December 1997 at the [[Mulungushi International Conference Centre]]. The Zambian boxer won a unanimous decision in the 12-round bout despite being knocked down and saved by the bell in the last round. | ||
Friends of the boxer told Zambian newspapers Bwalya, who was taking medication for malaria, had gone on a two-day celebratory drinking binge after winning the Commonwealth light welterweight title.<ref name="bbc"/> He complained of a headache and was taken to the intensive care unit of the local [[University Teaching Hospital]] (UTH), where he lapsed into a coma and died on Tuesday 23 December 1997 at the age of 26. | Friends of the boxer told Zambian newspapers Bwalya, who was taking medication for malaria, had gone on a two-day celebratory drinking binge after winning the Commonwealth light welterweight title.<ref name="bbc"/> He complained of a headache and was taken to the intensive care unit of the local [[University Teaching Hospital]] (UTH), where he lapsed into a coma and died on Tuesday 23 December 1997 at the age of 26. | ||
