A dad who suffered two strokes and nearly died after a charity white-collar boxing bout has been paid £50,000 by the event’s insurers.
Adam Smith, 36, was a novice with just eight weeks’ training before he stepped into the ring.
Nineteen days after the match, which he lost on points, Adam collapsed at home with a stroke.
He suffered a second one in hospital the next day.
The Mirror exclusively revealed details of Adam’s ordeal in August 2018.
And on Sunday, he will feature in a TV documentary about the fights staged by Ultra White Collar Boxing, which reveals UWCB’s insurers have paid Adam £50,000 – though without admitting any liability.
The makers sent two undercover reporters to investigate. One says he is overweight and asthmatic but is still allowed to sign up for a bout.
Adam, from Eastleigh, Hants, had a ruptured artery in his neck and needed an emergency op.
He was temporarily paralysed and lost the vision in his right eye. Wife Katie, 35, said: “Because it had come from a tear in the artery, they said it has got to be the boxing match.”
Welder Adam, dad to Ethan, seven, and Ava, five, regained his vision and the use of his limbs but still suffers from weakness and fatigue. He said: “I’m getting better... but it is a very slow process.”
UWCB, which has raised £21.9million for Cancer Research UK, said: “Our injury rates are extremely low when compared to other commonly played sports such as football and rugby. Our safety standards have been verified as best in class by our independently appointed medical advisers.”
