Scottish Featherweight Boxing Champion Andrew Tham Dies at 28 After Motorcycle Crash

Andrew Tham

Scottish featherweight boxing champion Andrew Tham has died at the age of 28, days after sustaining critical injuries in a motorcycle crash.

Tham was riding his Kawasaki bike when he collided with a Hyundai in Cumbernauld, Scotland, according to the BBC. He was transported to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where he passed away on Sunday.

With a professional record of 6-2, Tham won the Scottish featherweight championship from Jack Turner last September.

Andrew Tham died at the age of 28 after a motorcycle accident.

“Andy was a champion in the ring, and a character out of the ring. It has been an honor to have him in our stable for the entirety of his professional boxing career and he will be greatly missed by us all,” the St. Andrews Sporting Club, which managed Tham, wrote in a post on X on Tuesday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. We ask that you please respect their privacy at this difficult time.”

The British Boxing Board of Control, the governing body for boxing in the UK, also expressed its condolences. “The British Boxing Board of Control sends their sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Andrew Tham, following his tragic passing,” the board wrote on X. “Our thoughts are with them at this most difficult of times.”

Tham recently lost a non-title fight to George Stewart. “It was an absolute honor and a pleasure to share the ring with him two weeks ago – a true warrior,” Stewart said, per the BBC. “I have no words to describe this devastating news other than heartbreaking.”