BOXING manager Frank Maloney was being treated for a suspected heart attack last night, after finding one of the sport’s most promising young fighters hanged in his flat.
Olympic bronze medallist Darren Sutherland, 27, was found yesterday by his manager Maloney, 55, who was then taken to hospital for tests.
Sutherland’s friend and one of Britain’s top young boxers, Tony Jeffries, called the past 24 hours “a nightmare day”. The 24-year-old said: “Frank was really close to Darren. He was not just his promoter or his manager – he was a good friend. It was special, they were close.
“Frank’s family were also close to Darren, so I cannot imagine what it was like for Frank to find him.”
Maloney’s website has a front-page tribute to Sutherland, calling him “the Olympic bronze medallist with a golden heart”.
Jeffries added: “His death is a massive shock and I think it is a massive loss to the sport. He was a great athlete and talent.”
