Fiji boxer Ubayd Haider dies after collapsing after IBO title fight


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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Fiji boxer Ubayd Haider has died more than two weeks after collapsing at the end of an IBO Asia Pacific Super Featherweight title fight against Australia-based Chinese boxer Runqi Zhou. The 25-year-old Haider, formerly known as Nathan Singh, had been in a coma in the Lautoka Aspen Hospital since the fight in Nadi, Fiji on Oct. 26. Haider's death was confirmed by his wife Helen Singh.

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