A promising young boxer who wanted to change the sport 's blood image has died in hospital - less than two days after losing a 10-round featherweight bout . Braydon Smith , 23 , collapsed 90 minutes after his WBC Asian Boxing Council continental title bout with Filipino John Moralde on Saturday night . The Toowoomba boxer had been placed in an induced coma at Brisbane 's Princess Alexandra Hospital before he died on Monday afternoon surrounded by family . Scroll down for video . Braydon Smith ( pictured with girlfriend Kirstie Nicholls ) died in Brisbane 's Princess Alexandra Hospital on Monday afternoon following a 10-round featherweight bout at the weekend . Smith appeared to be fine after leaving the ring on Saturday and had given an upbeat interview following his loss before returning to his dressing room . His girlfriend , Kirstie Nicholls , held an icepack against Smith 's swollen face as he joked about the tough fight , the Courier Mail reports . Soon after , he started complaining of a headache and 90 minutes later he collapsed . He was rushed to hospital with suspected minor bleeding and swelling on the brain . Smith was placed in an induced coma , but never regained conciousness after surgery , the Toowoomba Chronicle reports . ' I was a massive fan of Braydon , his No.1 fan , ' Ms Nicholls said on Monday night . ' I love him ... we were soulmates . ' The Toowoomba boxer had been placed in an induced coma at Brisbane 's Princess Alexandra Hospital before he died on Monday afternoon surrounded by family . Smith had given an upbeat interview following his loss on Saturday and his girlfriend , Kirstie Nicholls , held an icepack against Smith 's swollen face as he joked about the tough fight . The young boxer - nicknamed 'The Great White ' - was highly regarded for being a humble and dedicated competitor , determined to revamp the image of his beloved sport . 'He really wanted to change the image of boxing , ' family spokesman James O'Shea said . ' A lot of times in this country the sport gets a bad rap . ' A big goal of his life was to show people it 's not ( a bad sport ) . ' John Hogg , the Australian National Boxing Federation 's Queensland medical registrar , said he was baffled as Smith had been checked before and after the bout by two different doctors . Smith only had two stitches inserted following the fight . 'The doctor obviously had no cause for concern so it 's a mystery as to what 's happened , ' he said . Young Toowoomba boxer Braydon Smith ( pictured ) has died in a Brisbane hospital - less than two days after losing a 10-round featherweight bout . Mr O'Shea said the massive outpouring of support from the local and wider community was testament to Smith 's upstanding reputation . 'So many people looked up to him , ' he said . On social media , people using the hashtag 'prayforbrayd ' have sent their messages of support to the young man , repeatedly praised for being a 'true gentleman ' of the boxing fraternity . He had been surrounded by family , including father and trainer Brendon , and friends since being hospitalised . As well as boxing , Smith was completing his final year of law at the University of Southern Queensland . Family representative James O'Shea said the massive outpouring of support from the local and wider community was testament to Smith 's upstanding reputation .
the Toowoomba Chronicle boxer Braydon Smith has died two days after a 10-round fight . The 23-year-old had been in a coma since collapsing 90 minutes after bout . He gave upbeat interview praising Filipino opponent John Moralde following the bout on Saturday before returning to dressing room . Smith 's girlfriend Kirstie Nicholls had held an icepack against his face . He was rushed to hospital with suspected bleeding on brain and placed in induced coma , but never regained conciousness after surgery . Young boxer had wanted to change the sport 's blood image .