Michael Norgrove

Michael Norgrove
Born(1981-01-09)9 January 1981
Kabwe, Zambia
Died6 April 2013(2013-04-06) (aged 32)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)light-middleweight
Boxing record
Total fights6
Wins5
Losses0
Draws0
No contests1

Michael Norgrove (9 January 1981 – 6 April 2013) was a British professional boxer from Woodford Green, London. Nicknamed the "Zambezi Hitman", at the time of his death Norgrove had an unbeaten professional record. His death occurred several days after he was taken ill during a boxing match in London, and marked the United Kingdom's first post-match boxing fatality of the 21st century. Norgrove's death reopened the debate as to the safety of boxing as a sport.