Patrick Day death: You can say 'it's boxing' but it is so hard to justify, says Eddie Hearn bbc.com

Promoter Eddie Hearn breaks down in tears in paying tribute to American fighter Patrick Day and says boxing must unite to make the sport safer.

Day died at the age of 27 on Wednesday, four days after suffering a brain injury in a 10th-round stoppage defeat by Charles Conwell in Chicago.

The bout took place on a bill promoted by Hearn's Matchroom Boxing USA.

After becoming upset, Hearn told IFL TV: "You can say 'it's boxing' but it is so hard to justify."

He added: "It has been a rough year for the sport. We need to make sure we get together as a community. We keep trying to evolve, we keep trying to make the sport safer.