Braydon "Brayd" Smith (22 April 1991 – 16 March 2015) was an Australian
featherweight boxing prospect who died two days after his final bout. Smith, also known by his nickname 'The Great White' and 'Brayd', was in his final year of law school before his death. He was born in
Toowoomba,
Australia
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and trained and managed by his father Brendon Smith.
Professional boxing career
Smith turned professional on 13 March 2011, with a first round stoppage of eight-bout veteran David Smith at the
Gold Coast Convention Centre in
Queensland, Australia. Smith followed up his pro debut with eleven consecutive wins, including garnering the vacant
World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth Silver Featherweight title in October 2013 in Toowoomba, and defending this title in July 2014 in Toowoomba. Smith's first 10 wins were in Australia. His eleventh professional bout was fought in
Royal Square,
Bangkok, Thailand, a third round stoppage of Anshon Pitulay of
Indonesia, which brought Smith's record to 12-0.
Final bout and death
John Vincent Moralde, a 12-0
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boxer from
Davao City,
Philippines, went up in weight and won the battle of unbeaten fighters by winning a 10-round unanimous points decision over Smith for the vacant World Boxing Council Asian Boxing Council Continental Featherweight title in Toowoomba, Australia, on 14 March 2015. Scoring was 99-91, 98-92, 97-93 for Moralde. After congratulating Moralde in the ring, Smith returned to his dressing room, and subsequently traveled to
Toowoomba Hospital where he collapsed into unconsciousness 90 minutes after the bout ended. After being airlifted to
Princess Alexandra Hospital in
Brisbane, Australia, where he spent two days in a medically induced coma on life support, Smith died on 16 March 2015 at the age of 23. He donated his organs to save the lives of others.
Australian Medical Association
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Queensland President Shaun Rudd stated that the fighter's death showed why boxing should be banned in Australia. Smith's final professional boxing record was 12 wins and one defeat, with 10 knockouts.
Professional boxing record
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See also
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Leavander Johnson
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, 35-year-old lightweight boxer, died of
subdural hematoma 5 days after match
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1991 births
2015 deaths
Bantamweight boxers
Deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
Featherweight boxers
Australian male boxers
Sportsmen from Queensland