British boxing champion Gary Mason ****** in cycling accident
Former British boxing champion Gary Mason, 48, has been ****** in a cycling accident.
Mason was on his bike in Wallington, south London, yesterday morning when he was involved in a collision with a van.
The 48-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, sources said.
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Boxing champ: Gary Mason was ****** in a cycling accident in south London
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Scene: The wreckage of Mason's bike lies in the road after the fatal collision
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Born in Jamaica, Mason was known as a tough, hard-hitting fighter with a strong chin.
In a career spanning ten years from 1984 to 1994, he had 37 wins and just one loss - to Lennox Lewis.
He had been British champion from January 1989 to March 1991 and ranked fifth in the world before the fight with Lewis.
But a cut to his eye opened up early in the fight and the referee stopped the contest in the seventh round.
After his boxing career, Mason had a varied life, with a spell as a pundit for Sky and a brief venture with rugby league side London Broncos.
The Metropolitan Police, who are yet to officially confirm the name of the victim, said the van driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving.
The 43-year-old, who was driving a white Vauxhall 'combi' van, had stopped at the scene.
He was taken to a south London police station and bailed pending further inquiries.
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Mason fights with Lennox Lewis for the British & European heavyweight title
A police spokesman said: 'Officers were alerted at about 6.15am yesterday to a van in collision with a bicycle on Sandy Lane South, near the junction with Woodcote Road, Wallington.
'The cyclist, aged 48 years, was pronounced dead at the scene.'
A post-mortem examination will be held at St Helier Hospital mortuary and an inquest will be opened at Croydon Coroner's Court.
Any witnesses are urged to call officers from the road death investigation unit at Hampton on 020 8941 9011.
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