Musa Yamak video: Undefeated boxer dies of heart attack in ring

The boxing world has lost another star, Musa Yamak. The undefeated boxer died during a match on May 15 when he had a heart attack and collapsed on the mat. He was 38 years old at the time of death.

The incident happened in Germany when Musa was in the middle of a fight with Hamza Wandera. He reportedly took one final blow from Wandera in the second round and while coming out of his corner for the third round, stumbled and fell to the ground.

Trainers and medical personnel rushed to help him and he was admitted to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead of a heart attack. A spokesman for the Munich police said,

Turkish official Hasan Turan expressed his grief and wrote in a social media post,

Everything known about Musa Yamak

Born in 1986, Musa Yamak was raised in Alucra, Giresun, Turkey. He made his boxing debut on October 13, 2017, and went unbeaten in 75 expert contests.

He then flipped into the Asia-Europe light-heavyweight boxing championship with the WBF and GBU titles. He turned into the European champion throughout the battle held in Istanbul in 2019.

He was a resident of Munich, Bavaria, Germany and his weight was estimated to be around 84 kgs. Despite being so popular, Yamak did not have a Wikipedia page because of which details related to his family, career, and educational background are yet to be revealed.

Yamak died on Saturday, May 14, from a heart attack after his match with Hamza Wandera. Social media was flooded with tributes when people heard about his death.

His net worth was believed to be around $2 million as he accumulated a lot of wealth from his career as a boxer. He was not active on any social media platforms.

Prior to Yamak, an Armenian-born Russian boxer Arrest Sahakyan died on January 9, 2022. He was in a coma for ten days and was pronounced dead at the age of 26. Another boxer, Rashed Al-Swaisat, died after collapsing in the ring during a World Youth Championship bout in 2021. He was 19 years old at the time of death.

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