- Tributes paid after death of Scottish boxer Andy Tham, 28
- Tham was crowned Scottish featherweight champion last September.
- Last week he suffered an accident with his motorcycle and died in the hospital.
Scottish boxing suffers a second tragedy a few months after the death of Andy Tham.
The 28-year-old died in hospital on Sunday after failing to recover from a collision with a car while riding his motorbike last week.
Tham, who was part of St Andrew’s Sporting Club, became Scottish featherweight champion last September when he stopped Jack Turner in the sixth round of a compelling fight at the Braehead Arena on the undercard of the Ricky Burns exhibition fight and Willie Limond.
Tham, from Cumbernauld, trained at the Kilsyth Golden Gloves gym and made his professional debut in March 2019, competing once again before Covid struck.
The electronics, fire and security engineer, who serviced hospital alarm systems during lockdown, returned to the ring in February 2022 and fought five more times, most recently contesting the Celtic featherweight title it ended with a points loss to George Stewart in May.
Scottish boxing star Andy Tham has died aged 28 in hospital after a motorcycle accident.
Tham was crowned Scottish featherweight champion last year after beating Jack Turner.
His death comes shortly after the death of Limond, the former British and Commonwealth champion, who died following a suspected seizure in April. Tributes were paid to Tham from all corners of the boxing world.
A statement from St Andew’s Sporting Club read: “On behalf of the Tham family, St Andrew’s Sporting Club is devastated to confirm the tragic passing of Andy Tham.
‘Andy was a champion in the ring and a character outside the ring. It has been an honor to have him in our stable throughout his professional boxing career and he will be greatly missed by all.
‘Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. We ask that you respect her privacy at this difficult time.”
British and Commonwealth featherweight champion Nathaniel Collins admitted he was “gutted” after training with Tham recently.
He said: ‘A very, very sad day, one of the good days in life! I was just training him a few weeks ago, staying back to talk for a long time, play with my daughter and talk to everyone in the gym.
‘One of the truly good people you would have ever come across. Rest easy Andy. Damn gutted man, kidnapped too young. Always the good ones.’
Former Scottish super bantamweight champion Joe Ham said: “Rest in peace Andy Tham, one of the kindest but toughest guys in the world.”
His death comes shortly after the death of Willie Limond, who died after a suspected seizure in April.
Nathaniel Collins called him “one of the truly good people you would ever come across.”
Boxing coach and sports scientist Andrew Usher paid him a personal tribute. He wrote: “Devastated to hear of the passing of Andy Tham. One of the nicest people ever and it was a real pleasure to work with him. He always went above and beyond and was instrumental in helping me complete my boxing research. I’m going to miss him and his Crocs.
A police investigation into the accident is still ongoing. Sergeant Gemma Blackadder of Motherwell Highway Policing Unit said: “Our thoughts are very much with Andrew’s family and friends at a very difficult time for them.
‘Investigations continue into all the circumstances of this accident. If you believe you have information that will assist our investigations or if you have any dash cam footage, please contact 101 quoting incident number 3307 of 30 May.