Finding into death of Andras Nagy

Contributing factors

• absence of mandatory medical assessment prior to professional-level training and sparring
• lack of health clearance or fitness certification
• no infectious disease screening despite contact sport with blood spill risk
• regulatory gap: unregistered boxers not subject to Board supervision unlike registered professional boxers
• no requirement to report injuries, hospitalisation, or death to regulatory body
• foreign national on tourist visa training as professional boxer without formal regulation
• no acknowledgment of risk form signed as required for registered professional boxers
• high-intensity sparring between professional-level boxers without health information or surveillance

Coroner's recommendations

1. Implement mandatory application for professional registration of boxers proposing to participate in professional training or sparring at professional level
2. Require mandatory medical certification as to fitness to compete, including blood testing, before participation in professional training or sparring, with testing repeated every 6 months
3. Establish mandatory reporting of hospitalisation of any boxer (professional or amateur) for injuries sustained during training, sparring, or competition
4. Implement supervision by Boxing and Contact Sports Board upon gymnasiums where professional-level boxing training occurs to ensure compliance with safety standards