Agit Kabayel
Earthquake in Turkey: German professional boxer mourns relatives – “I’m completely shocked”
The heavyweight and former EBU European Champion Agit Kabayel says he lost family members in the severe earthquakes in Turkey.
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According to his own statements, the German professional boxer Agit Kabayel lost relatives in the devastating earthquake in Turkey. The 30-year-old also wants to help on site after his fight.
According to him, family members of professional boxer Agit Kabayel also died in the devastating earthquake in Turkey. “I’m completely shocked. I can’t find the words. One of my dad’s cousins died. My mother also lost a relative. She wanted to save the children from the house, did it and then died herself,” said the German Heavyweight with Turkish roots of “Bild”: “My family is shaken. Our hands are tied here. We can only make calls.”
Earthquake: Boxer mourns loss of family members
The Bochumer’s family comes from Pazarcik, which is just a few kilometers south-east of Kahramanmaras and is also in the epicenter of the earthquake. The 30-year-old called for donations on social media because of the “disaster condition”. He himself wants to donate the proceeds from fan shirts sold as part of his European Championship fight against Croatian Agron Smakici on March 4 in Bochum.
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Boxer wants to help himself in Turkey
After the fight, Kabayel wants to fly to Turkey. “We will travel there and get an idea of the situation. We want to try to help the local people,” said the boxer, who was unbeaten in 22 professional fights. According to the latest information from Tuesday, the number of dead as a result of the quake in the Turkish-Syrian border region is now 5,000. According to the information available so far, more than 23,500 people have been injured. Many people are still believed to be under the rubble.