Two-time national champion boxer Jude Moore, who was set to fight this week, dies suddenly aged 19
‘He was an absolute star’: Two-time national champion boxer Jude Moore, who was scheduled to fight in Milan this week, dies suddenly aged just 19 as tributes pour in from family and friends.
A two-time national champion boxer died suddenly at just 19 as tributes poured in from his family and friends.
Jude Moore, who represented England at the 2017 EUBC Junior European Championship in Romania, passed away on March 17, his family confirmed.
Moore trained at Downend Boxing in Fishponds, Bristol, and was due to fight in Milan this week.
He won his first senior fight against the Polish national champion shortly before his death.
The youngster had recently started training at the Hoddesdon Boxing Academy in Hertfordshire under the guidance of Sab Leo.
Two-time national boxing champion Jude Moore has passed away suddenly at the age of 19
Moore represented England in 2017 at the EUBC Junior European Championship in Romania
‘He was an absolute star, irreplaceable. Once you met him, you’d never forget him,’ Jude’s head coach Craig Turner told the BBC.
“The fact that he came from one of the most deprived boroughs in Britain to do what he did and achieve what he did is incredible.
‘He was outstanding in everything he did and we are devastated. She didn’t burn for long, but she did burn very brightly for as long as she did.
TO GoFundMe Page has been created by his coach Downend to support his parents, Mark and Carla, and brothers, Ethan and Beau.
He says: “Jude was a highly talented and physically fit 19-year-old boxer who was tragically taken from us on March 17, 2023.
“Her parents, Mark and Carla, and her siblings, Ethan and Beau, currently have no answers as to what happened to this larger-than-life character.
“While nothing anyone can say or do can lessen the sense of loss felt by them and everyone who knew Jude, we can show them our love and support with a donation toward funeral costs that should never be.
‘RIP Jude Moore: Once known, never forgotten. Your donations will be sent to the Downend Boxing Club account and then to Jude’s parents.
“We’re raising funds as Jude’s coaches, friends and people who love him.”
He trained at Downend Boxing in Fishponds, Bristol, and was due to fight in Milan this week.
Moore won his first senior fight against the Polish national champion shortly before his death.