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A South African boxer has died after being knocked out in the first round of a bout. The sports ministry said on Wednesday that Mzwanele Kompolo died in the hospital in the town of Frere in the Eastern Cape province. Kompolo, who the ministry described as an �up and coming'� fighter, lost by TKO in the first round against Siphenathi Qampi. The ministry said Kompolo then collapsed in the ring and was taken to Frere hospital, where he went into a coma. He died on Tuesday. The ministry didn�t say how old Kompolo was. The sports ministry is still investigating the death of female boxer Phindile Mwelase late last year. Mwelase died after being in a coma for two weeks following a fight in the capital, Pretoria.