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Amateur fighter dies after suffering a brain injury at a bout in the UK

Saeideh Aletaha, 26, died on Sunday after reportedly suffering a brain injury during an amateur kickboxing fight in Southampton, England (per Sky News). Aletaha had been competing at Fast & Furious 19, an event that hosted MMA, kickboxing and boxing.

According to the BBC Aletaha, who worked as a product design engineer and lived in Salisbury, collapsed at the event and was taken to Southampton General Hospital at around 9:00 PM local time. The Sun reported that Aletaha died the following day as a result of her injuries.