Boxer, 15, dies after bout at Russian youth tournament (The Associated Press)

A criminal investigation was opened after a 15-year-old boxer died following a competitive bout at a Russian youth tournament. Anton Sidorov was knocked down twice in a fight Saturday following blows to the head at a sports club in the city of Vladimir, about 110 miles (177 kilometers) east of Moscow, the main investigative agency for the region said. Investigators said in a statement that the case is being handled as a criminal matter of death caused by negligence, saying an earlier head injury could have played a role in Sidorov’s death.
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