Family sues boxing organisers over student's death in ring

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 11:31 · Archive

The family of Jubal Reji Kurian, 23, is suing boxing organisers for £200,000 after he died from brain injuries sustained in a charity match.

Jubal Reji Kurian, a 23-year-old postgraduate student at Nottingham University, collapsed in the ring during the third round of a charity boxing match at Nottingham's Harvey Haddon Sports Centre on March 29, 2023. He suffered a blow to the head and was taken to hospital, where scans revealed bleeding to both sides of the brain. He never regained consciousness and died four days later, with his life support turned off.

Kurian's father, Reji Kurian, has launched a £200,000 damages claim against Ultra Events Ltd, the organisers of the bout. The family's barrister told London High Court that Kurian would have survived if the final punch had not been delivered, arguing the referee should have stopped the fight earlier. An inquest heard that Kurian had been competing well before the tide turned in the final round.

Ultra Events Ltd denies all liability, insisting that the officiating referee was highly competent and experienced and therefore fully able to supervise an amateur bout. The organisers note that the bout comprised either three two-minute rounds or two three-minute rounds, though the articles differ on this detail. The case will proceed in London High Court.

How it is being reported

• Family of student, 23, who died of 'devastating' brain injury after being knocked out at charity boxing match sue organisers for £200,000Jubel Reji Kurian passed away aged 23 on March 29, 2023, four days after he collapsed in the ring towards the end of the third and final round of an amateur bout in Nottingham.Daily Mail · 13 Oct, 11:18
• Family of student killed in white collar boxing match sue organisers over 'final punch' deathJubal Reji Kurian’s family say he would have survived had the referee stopped the fight in timeThe Independent · 13 Oct, 10:30

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