BRAYDON SMITH PASSES AWAY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 16 Mar 2015
23 year old unbeaten Australian Braydon Smith who lost a one sided decision to 20 year old Filipino John Vincent Moralde who was also unbeaten has passed away as a result of a blod clot in the brain with doctors at the Brisbane Princess Alexandra Hospital apparently unable to stop the swelling according to multi-titled Australian promoter Peter Maniatis.
Smith was reportedly smiling while shaking hands with the referee and coaches at the venue after his loss to Moralde who won the WBC Asia Boxing Council Continental featherweight title at Rumours International in Smith?s hometown of Toowoomba, Queensland by wide margins of 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93 on the judges scorecards.
Maniatis said the fight was "a family promotion" and expressed the view that Braydon's father/trainer Brendon Smith "will not be involved in boxing anymore."
The Toowoomba Chronicle said "A life which promised so much was brought to a tragic end today with the death of Braydon Smith. The popular young boxer and law student who collapsed some hours after stepping out of the ring at Rumours International in Toowoomba on Saturday night breathed his last surrounded by family and close friends at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane early this afternoon (Sunday.)
Close family friend James O'Shea had been with Braydon, who would have turned 24 next month, after he collapsed at Toowoomba Hospital before he was airlifted to Brisbane about 4am Sunday.
An emotional O'Shea spoke on behalf of the family just moments after Braydon's death which had devastated his family, his many friends and the close knit local boxing community.
He said "I know it's a bit of a clich? at times like these to say he had the world at his feet but, you know, Braydon did have the world at his feet, not just in boxing, but in life. That's the hardest part to take because he was just a beautiful human being. He was such a great kid."
Braydon had expected to complete his law degree later this year. O'Shea remarked "Braydon Smith didn't need boxing, but he loved boxing, he loved the sport and wanted to change the image of boxing. He spoke about there being a perception about boxing and that it sometimes got a bad rap in Australia and he wanted to change that."
Maniatis reported that Smith was flown to a hospital in Brisbane after he collapsed while talking to some friends 30 minutes after the fight.
Maniatis informed the New Standard/Viva Sports that Smith had ?undergone two operations on Sunday and was on a life support system" after being placed under an induced coma.
Smith who was a law student complained of a headache and collapsed and was rushed to Brisbane aboard a helicopter ambulance. Maniatis said Smith had a blood clot in his brain.
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