Braydon Smith, 23, was beaten on points by Filipino John Moralde on
Saturday and collapsed in his dressing room.
His life support was turned off on Monday after he failed to regain
consciousness from an induced coma.
Australian Medical Association Queensland president Shaun Rudd said the
fighter's death showed why boxing should be banned nationally.
"We believe that a so-called sport where two people knock each
other in the head as often as you possibly can to win a bout seems rather
barbaric," he told ABC in Australia.
"You're not allowed to hit the organs beneath the belt, whereas
you're allowed to hit the organ above your shoulder, which is the most
important organ in the body."
The WBC Asian Boxing Council continental featherweight title bout
between Smith and Moralde was held in Toowomba, Queensland.
Smith was unbeaten in 12 fights prior to the bout and a family
representative said the law student wanted to show boxing was not as dangerous
as people feared.
"He really wanted to change the image of boxing," James O'Shea
said.
"A lot of times in this country the sport gets a bad rap. A big
goal of his in life was to show people it's not (a bad sport)."
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