Boxer Travell Mazion killed in Texas car crash
Known as “Black Magic,” Mazion (17-0) turned pro in 2013 and most recently won the vacant WBC-NABF super welterweight title with a first round knockout of Fernando Castaneda in January
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Undefeated boxer Travell Mazion died Wednesday night in a car crash in Austin, Tex., according to TMZ Sports, just over one week before his 25th birthday.
Known as “Black Magic,” Mazion (17-0) turned pro in 2013 and most recently won the vacant WBC-NABF super welterweight title with a 58-second first-round knockout of Fernando Castaneda in January.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Details of the multi-vehicle crash remain unclear, though the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services social media account reported three people were involved in the accident, with one person suffering “serious potentially life-threatening injuries” and another person being lifted by air with “critical life-threatening injuries.” A third person, presumably Mazion, was pronounced “deceased on scene.”
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Boxer Vergil Ortiz Jr. was one of his first peers to mourn publicly.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“I can’t believe it, R.I.P Travell Mazion,” Ortiz wrote on Twitter. “For those who don’t know him or never met him, he was a very talented boxer and one of the coolest people I knew. Always enjoyed watching him fight. Love you bro, watch over us.”