British champion boxer’s teenage sister dies in car crash in Greece

Athens: British champion boxer Callum Simpson has been left heartbroken after his 19-year-old sister Lily-Rae died in a car crash in Zante.

The teenager had been holidaying with friends on the Greek island when she was involved in a fatal collision last month. Despite being taken to hospital by air ambulance and spending 10 days in the intensive care unit she sadly died from her injuries on August 21.

Simpson, the British, Commonwealth and WBA Continental Champion from Barnsley. wrote on social media: “Absolutely heartbroken to say that my beautiful little sister, Lily-Rae, was in a road accident while on holiday in Zante. She was flown to Athens and spent 10 days in ICU, but despite the best efforts of the medical teams, Lily sadly passed away.