ORGAN DONOR KICKBOX STAR SAVED LIVES OF SEVEN KIDS
Daily Mirror UK|July 08, 2024
Fighter Alex died aged 15 after brain injury
JEREMY ARMSTRONG
ORGAN DONOR KICKBOX STAR SAVED LIVES OF SEVEN KIDS

A TEENAGER killed in a kickboxing accident went on to save seven children's lives when his organs were donated.

Alex Eastwood, 15, is thought to have suffered a seizure after the bout on June 29.

He suffered a bleed on the brain and was put into a coma before an emergency operation at Manchester Children's Hospital, which proved unsuccessful.

His parents said in a statement: "He was an inspiring, kind, caring, charming, loving young man.

"He was the whole world to us and to everyone he came across.

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