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Super bantamweight Spencer Oliver, who survived life-threatening head injuries after a fight left him in a coma, told 5 live that he does not believe Mike Towell would have entered the ring if he had known he was unwell.

Mike Towell died after sustaining injuries in a fifth-round loss to Welsh fighter Dale Evans at Glasgow鈥檚 Radisson Blu Hotel on Thursday.

His partner, Chloe Ross, said on social media he had been suffering headaches during the last few weeks, which he put down to migraines caused by the stress of the upcoming fight.

Oliver, who had to be placed into an induced coma and have a blood clot removed from his brain after a European title fight in 1998, said 鈥渋f Mike thought there was a problem, he wouldn鈥檛 have gone in there鈥�.

鈥淎 fighter is a proud man, and they are the last ones to pull themselves out of fights, but I鈥檓 sure he wouldn鈥檛 have gone in there unwell,鈥� he added.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Saturday 1 October 2016.