Mylik Birdsong shot dead aged 31 weeks before boxer's fight on UFC card

Mylik Birdsong has been changeable and killed astatine the property of 31 successful Los Angeles, with the nonrecreational boxer pronounced dormant aft helium was taken to infirmary connected Sunday evening

Professional boxer Mylik Birdsong has been changeable dormant conscionable weeks earlier helium was owed to measurement successful the ringing again.

Birdsong, who had a 15-1-1 record, was tragically killed successful Los Angeles aft a shooting astatine astir 4:50pm connected Sunday. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) accidental Birdsong was lasting extracurricular a conveyance with his woman erstwhile different conveyance drove by and fired astatine him.

"A dark-coloured SUV drove by westbound connected 87^th and changeable astatine the victim," an LAPD spokesperson told section quality outlet KTLA. "The unfortunate past ran towards his residence [when] 2 suspects from the conveyance started chasing him portion shooting astatine him."

Birdsong was tended to astatine the country by archetypal responders, but helium was pronounced dormant aft being rushed to a adjacent hospital. Police said the 31-year-old had sustained 7 gunshot wounds to his torso.

Birdsong was the reigning World Boxing Foundation International Welterweight champion and was scheduled to combat Gor Yeritsan connected October 26 astatine a Hollywood Fight Nights lawsuit which is acceptable to aerial unrecorded connected UFC combat pass.

He past fought backmost successful March, defeating Jerry Bradford by unanimous decision. Investigations into the shooting are ongoing, with the LAPD looking for the gunmen and trying to found a motive.

Just 1 time earlier the shooting, Birdsong shared a video connected Instagram of him with his canine that has since been flooded with tributes to the boxer. "You got maine successful tears! You didn’t merit this.. Love you ALWAYS friend," wrote one.

Another said: "I’m truthful atrocious person you didn’t merit this RIP Mylik." A 3rd wrote: "This breaks my bosom ..He had conscionable near my structure showing his caller canine ..Malik was ever respectful and benignant ..Called maine Moms ..my bosom aches."

A 4th said: "You didn’t merit this! I’m truthful atrocious this happened to you. I conscionable knew you were going to triumph your upcoming fight. Rip champ". Another wrote: "Rest successful Heaven truthful hard to adjacent grasp this truthful excited for you combat successful 4 weeks. Prayers for the household and friends."

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