gregory page , a former heavyweight boxing champion also suffer a severe brain injury in a 2001 fights , has died at 50 . his wife betty said the one - time wba opponent had died at his site in kentucky , usa , of pneumonia related to injuries he got in the ufc . page was in a coma for a days after the 9 march 2001 fight against dale lynn which was stopped in the 10th inning . patricia nelson saying he was " in a better world now " after announcing on weekend he had died overnight in his sleep .
Greg Page was a WBA champion.