The son of Iron Mike Towell has taken part in a fundraiser to buy a brain scanner in memory of his father, who died six months ago.
Rainbow Bright childcare, of which Mike’s son Rocco is a member, held a superhero and princess day as part of an ongoing campaign to buy a scanner in memory of the 25-year-old boxer.
The Camperdown Street nursery contributed to the £13,000 fundraising drive led by Mike’s partner, Chloe Ross.
The popular boxer died in September after collapsing during a fight in Glasgow.
Mike had previously complained of pains in his head and had asked for a brain scan three times.
Previously Chloe has talked of her desire to bring the scanners to more bouts.
She said: “Myself and his mum have been so overwhelmed with all the support from everyone.
“We want to start some fundraising ourselves to buy a brain scanner that has recently been introduced, for Dundee and Stirling boxers, two places Michael trained.
“Obviously any opponents can use it too if needed. These scanners can detect if there is a problem in the head, something we wish was there when Michael was complaining of headaches.
“We want to name this the Iron Mike Towell scanner, and at least we can say something good came from the tragedy.”
To donate to Chloe’s fundraiser visit www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/chloe-ross.
There have already been moves to introduce infrared scanners which can detect brain bleeds at boxing matches in the wake of last year’s tragedy.
The British and Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) introduced new scanners at fights this year.
The devices were also used by the Russian boxing team at the Olympic Games in Rio and can spot possible brain trauma at an early stage.
A three-minute-long procedure emits infrared light into the head from eight different points.
It is hoped they will prevent boxers from sustaining permanent brain damage by identifying trauma at an early stage.
The devices can detect damage during the so-called “golden hour” — the 60 minutes after a head injury where pre-hospital assessment is critical to the future neurological health of a patient.
BIBA, a relatively new boxing authority, will become the first to introduce the device.
It is hoped the sport’s long-standing body, the British Boxing Board of Control, will follow in its footsteps.
