Boxer’s father was ‘fit with no health issues’‘It’s seriously not worth the risk’Anthony Yarde’s father has died of coronavirus, the
British light-heavyweight has said. The 28-year-old boxer, who said his father had been “fit with no health issues”, urged people to stay at home to help combat the spread of the virus in a statement released via Instagram.
Yarde wrote: “I’m a very private person and tbh I’m still in shock but maybe this can help people stay at home. My dad passed away from this virus yesterday and he was fit with no health issues.