
Boxing world mourns sudden death of legendary matchmaker Powell after 25 years working with greats like Calzaghe, Lewis, Benn and Khan
Helping hand: Powell (left) is seen here with Ricky Burns (centre) and Billy Nelson after Burns beat Andreas Evensen for the WBO super-featherweight belt in 2010
By Riath Al-Samarrai and Jeff Powell –
The boxing community was in mourning on Tuesday evening after the shock death of Dean Powell.
The 47-year-old, who spent 25 years in the sport as a trainer, cornerman and matchmaker for Frank Warren, worked with some of the British greats, including Joe Calzaghe, Lennox Lewis, Nigel Benn and Amir Khan.
Frank Warren announced the tragic news via a statement last night. It read: ‘All of us are deeply saddened and shocked by the loss of our very close friend and colleague, Dean Powell.
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