He added that he had been stabbed alongside a picture that read 'Stop Knife Crime'.Īt a press conference at the scene today, Supt Ewen praised people who had given first aid at the scene and confirmed a 17-year-old boy remains in a 'serious but not life-threatening condition'.
Heavyweight champion Tyson, who is originally from Wythenshawe, took to Instagram on Sunday morning to confirm the death of his cousin. Fantastic Boxer, very skilled, lovely lad and always smiling. 'What people don't realise when they stab someone is what that does to families and how it can ruin them.'Īlso paying tribute, Shaun's brother Steve wrote on Facebook: 'Rico Burton. He was always smiling and a real positive force.
'I have watched him win a national title after going through a windscreen in the same week. 'As a young adult he used to come to our gym and was so talented with so much potential. He added: 'Out of the people we had coming through our doors, he was probably one of the best we have ever seen. Mr Egan spoke of how Mr Burton previously trained and boxed at the gym until his late teens, during which time he won two national titles fighting as a junior. To hear he has died like this is devastating.' He was such a nice lad, he was hard working and had a great sense of humour. Shaun Egan, who previously coached Rico alongside his brother Steve at Jimmy Egan's Boxing Academy in Manchester, said: 'He was an absolute talent. Meanwhile, tributes have flooded in for the once-promising boxer, who trained in Manchester throughout his teenage years. In a police press conference today, Superintendent Ben Ewart said the attack was 'senseless', adding that the stabbing took place 'spontaneously' and was 'unplanned'. May the lord god grant you a good place in heaven. 'Life is very precious and it can be taken away very quick enjoy every moment. ASAP, UK government needs to bring higher sentencing for knife crime, it's a pandemic and you don't know how bad it is until it's one of your own! In a post on Instagram this morning, the heavyweight champion called on the Government to deal with the knife 'pandemic' and paid tribute to his cousin.įury wrote today: 'My cousin was murdered last night, stabbed in the neck, this is becoming ridiculous idiots carry knives. They both remain in police custody.įury today made an emotional plea for tougher sentences for knife crime. Two men, 21 and 20, have been arrested in connection with the attack. They were both were taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary, where Mr Burton died of his injuries, while the teenage boy remains in a serious but non-life threatening condition. Mr Burton had been watching the Joshua and Usyk fight at a pub before going to another in Altrincham, where he got into an argument inside before going outside for a 'straightener', reported The Sun.Ī 17-year-old boy was also found with stab wounds, with both victims receiving first aid from members of the public prior to the arrival of emergency services. He is understood to have been enjoying an evening out with friends when he was stabbed in a 'spontaneous' and 'unplanned' attack outside a bar, Greater Manchester Police said today. Rico Burton, 31, died last night after being 'stabbed in the neck' outside a bar in Goose Green, Altrincham, at around 3am on Sunday. Tyson Fury's cousin is said to have spent his last hours watching Anthony Joshua's bout with Oleksandr Usyk before he was stabbed to death in a 'senseless attack' during an evening out with friends.
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