greg brown , a former heavyweight boxing champion , suffered a severe eye tumor in a 2001 victory , has died at 50 . his girlfriend susan said the one - timer wba champions had died at his location in kentucky , usa , of trauma related to bruises he suffered in the match . page was in a coma for a week after the 9 march 2001 win against dale crowe , was stopped in the 10th place . patricia page said he was " in a better place now " after confirming on sunday he had died somewhere in his house .
Greg Page was a WBA champion.