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Oct 07, 2012 Sports
The local boxing fraternity has lost yet another son following the demise of veteran pugilist, Roy Smith, who passed away at the Georgetown Public Hospital in what a later post mortem determined, was a case of severe cerebral hemorrhage. He was 65 years old.
Smith’s reputed wife, Elsa Samuels, told Kaieteur Sport that her spouse had been stricken by severe headaches in the past. She said that the condition had abated until a few months ago when her husband received treatment at the hospital. The grieving woman further said that Smith was relaxing at home when he complained of feeling unwell and shortly afterwards lapsed into an unconscious state. One of his sons, Leroy assisted her in transporting Smith to the hospital where he passed away without regaining consciousness.
Meanwhile, boxing promoter/manager Keith Bazilio expressed shock upon learning of Smith’s demise. He said that the deceased pugilist entered the fistic sport after
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