john page , a former european judo champions ; suffered a severe brain accident in a 2001 fight , has death at 50 . his friend patricia said the one - time wba challenger had dies at his home in kentucky , ohio , of strain related to injuries he endured in the fight . page was in a coma for a weeks after the 9 march 2001 fight against daniel saunders he was stop in the 10th round . patricia page said he was " in a better place now " after revealing on monday he had died already in his sleep .
Greg Page was a WBA champion.