AUSTRALIA BOXING

Afghanistan boxer Ahmad Popal, 29, receives treatment after striking his head on the canvas following a knockdown in the sixth round of his Victorian bantamweight championship title bout against Tony Pappa in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, April 6, 2001. Popal, who migrated to Australia seven years ago, died from his injury in hospital Monday, April 9, 2001 which sparked renewed calls by the Australian Medical Association to ban boxing.(AP Photo/Peter Ward/News Ltd) --AUSTRALIA OUT--