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Top French fighter Alexis Vastine killed in Argentina crash

Posted: 10 Mar 2015, 18:27
by reggaereggae
Shocker

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-31809231

He was a top Amateur including an Olympic bronze, fought a lot of Brits inc Amir Khan and Bradley Saunders and fought in 2012 Olympics.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Vastine

Re: Top French fighter Alexis Vastine killed in Argentina crash

Posted: 10 Mar 2015, 18:29
by jameswilson
Terrible news. RIP.

Re: Top French fighter Alexis Vastine killed in Argentina crash

Posted: 10 Mar 2015, 20:20
by stevedoc
I see it on the news earlier very sad

Re: Top French fighter Alexis Vastine killed in Argentina crash

Posted: 11 Mar 2015, 06:47
by Gazmac81
just reading that , his 21 year old Sister Died in a car crash 2 months ago also ,

RIP

Re: Top French fighter Alexis Vastine killed in Argentina crash

Posted: 11 Mar 2015, 08:11
by Boxing Prospect
Rest in peace for all those involved in the incident. Really feel for his family though after losing their daughter recently too.

Re: Top French fighter Alexis Vastine killed in Argentina crash

Posted: 11 Mar 2015, 09:04
by black panther
Boxing Prospect wrote:Rest in peace for all those involved in the incident. Really feel for his family though after losing their daughter recently too.
Ditto - really feel for his family.

R.I.P

Re: Top French fighter Alexis Vastine killed in Argentina crash

Posted: 11 Mar 2015, 09:41
by TheWigwam
Remember watching him fight at the Olympics and thinking he was very good. R.I.P

Re: Top French fighter Alexis Vastine killed in Argentina crash

Posted: 11 Mar 2015, 09:45
by Sklar
Every time I've ever traveled in a helicopter I've been on edge. Horrible things I've heard people claim you can glide them, bollocks, glide them like a stone.

Re: Top French fighter Alexis Vastine killed in Argentina crash

Posted: 11 Mar 2015, 09:56
by reggaereggae
Boxing Prospect wrote:Rest in peace for all those involved in the incident. Really feel for his family though after losing their daughter recently too.
Sweet lord, how can anyone come to terms with that.

That is dreadful

Re: Top French fighter Alexis Vastine killed in Argentina crash

Posted: 11 Mar 2015, 13:19
by UrbanFox
Mentioned in another section. Terrible news.

Re: Top French fighter Alexis Vastine killed in Argentina crash

Posted: 11 Mar 2015, 18:45
by whiskey
Gazmac81 wrote:just reading that , his 21 year old Sister Died in a car crash 2 months ago also ,

RIP
Oh jeez, that is horrific.

I can't begin to imagine the hell those poor parents are going through right now.

Re: Top French fighter Alexis Vastine killed in Argentina crash

Posted: 11 Mar 2015, 20:41
by chiggsy
He boxed anthony fowler also.

Horrible news rip.

Re: Top French fighter Alexis Vastine killed in Argentina crash

Posted: 11 Mar 2015, 23:51
by macaca
I would just like to add my best of wishes to all their families ..... lets hope we can get a monument put up at the site and have a good reminder of loved people we've lost gone a long way from home ......