greg page , a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffering a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight , has died at 50 . his wife pat believed the one - gun wba champion had died at his home in tennessee , usa , of complications similar to injuries he suffered in the fight . page was in a crisis for a time after the 9 apr 2001 fight against dale lynn having was lost in the 10th rounds . pat later said he was " in a better situation now " after reporting on monday he had died early in his sleep .
Greg Page was a WBA champion.