Hull boxer Luke Campbell reveals his dad died in run up to title fight
His father Bernard has cancer.
Hull boxer Luke Campbell had to cope with the death of his father in the lead-up to his WBA lightweight title fight with Jorge Linares.
The London 2012 gold medal winner was beaten on a split decision in California on Saturday night against the Venezuelan champion.
And the 29-year-old revealed his father Bernard, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, died aged 58 in Hull while he was in the United States.
Campbell kept the news to himself as he did not want his opponent to know before the fight.
In the fight, Campbell recovered after being knocked down in the second round.
Scot Victor Loughlin scored the contest 115-113 to Campbell, but the other two judges had Linares winning with scores of 115-112 and 114-113.