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'''Felix Bwalya''' (born October 27, 1970 in [[Chingola]] – died December 23, 1997 in [[Lusaka]]) was a [[Zambia]]n boxer. | '''Felix Bwalya''' (born October 27, 1970 in [[Chingola]] – died December 23, 1997 in [[Lusaka]]) was a [[Zambia]]n boxer. | ||
[[File:Felix Bwalya boxing record.gif|thumbnail|right|Felix Bwalya boxing record at BoxRec.com]] | |||
==Boxing career== | ==Boxing career== | ||
He competed for his native country at 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was stopped in the first round of the lightweight division | He competed for his native country at 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was stopped in the first round of the lightweight division by Tanzania's Rashid Matumla. | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
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. | 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 | 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 27. | ||
==Government action== | ==Government action== | ||
