Former super middleweight world champion Markus Beyer has passed away at the age of 47, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.
Beyer, who had a brief illness was honored by his former promoter’s, Sauerland Event.
“Our WBC world champ Markus Beyer has passed away. Massive nights against Richie Woodhall and Danny Green that will stay forever. Too young, too soon,” promoters Kalle and Nisse Sauerland, who worked extensively with Beyer during his career, wrote on social media.
“I cannot describe my feelings with words,” Ulli Wegner, Beyer’s former longtime trainer, said, according to Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. “Everybody knows that he was my favorite athlete, and that he had, above all, a human component. Markus Beyer was a thoroughly fine human being. At the moment I feel like someone hit me in the gut.”
