Boxing news: Driver, 18, involved in crash that killed ‘next Amir Khan’ Ali Tazeem dies | Boxing | Sport
The teenager driver in a car crash that tragically killed rising boxing star Ali Tazeem has also died. The horror accident occurred early on the morning of Easter Sunday in Wolverhampton just three weeks after Tazeem, dubbed ‘the next Amir Khan’, signed his first professional boxing contract with Probellum.
Police rushed to the accident on Merridale Road when a red Vauxhall Corsa crashed into a wall. Tazeem was pronounced dead at the scene, and while the unnamed driver was rushed to hospital in a critical condition, police have confirmed that his death occurred over the weekend.
Two-time world champion Amir Khan had dubbed Tazeem as ‘the next him’. Amid such high praise, the teenager was tipped to have a hugely successful professional career after excelling in the amateur ranks.
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