Shock, anger & grief over Pradip Subramanian’s death after AFC fight with Steven Lim

In case you haven’t already heard, Pradip Subramanian, the President and Director of the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation, passed away hours after his Muay Thai fight with Steven Lim yesterday (Sept. 23).The fight, which took place during the Asia Fighting Championship (AFC), was originally meant to be a match between Singapore Idol alumnus Sylvester Sim and Lim.
But Sim pulled out at the last minute because of insufficient insurance coverage.

So Pradip agreed to replace Sim and fight Lim, despite having little fighting experience and virtually no background in Muay Thai.The match saw him knocked out after several blows to the head during the match, and Lim won by technical knockout. The cause of death, according to a preliminary medical report by the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), was a cardiac arrest respiratory failure episode, which lead to Pradip’s passing.A final medical report will be released in about 30 to 60 days, approximately 1 to 2 months from now.Here’s how netizens are reacting to Pradip’s tragic demise.

Shock

No one had expected such an event, which started on a more light-hearted note, to turn into a tragedy.