Boxer Maxim Dadashev dies after suffering a brain bleed in the ring

Boxer Maxim Dadashev died of a brain injury sustained during a fight in Maryland. He was 28 years old.

According to the Russian Boxing Federation, Dadashev died "of his wounds" during the welterweight and Subriel Matias brawl at the MGM National Harbor Theater in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

Dadashev was hospitalized shortly after the bout, which was stopped in his corner after the eleventh round after Dadashev was shot in the head.

Images of the fight show Dadashev shaking his head while his trainer, Buddy McGirt, begs him to stop the fight, telling him, "You get hit too hard, Max." Please, Max, let me please do that. "

Both fighters were 13-0 before the bout, giving the winner the right to challenge Josh Taylor, the IBF title holder.