Boxing champion Paul Bamba has died at age 35, his family and manager Ne-Yo announced in a statement on Friday, Dec. 27.

R&B singer Ne-Yo announced Friday that a popular professional boxer under his management has died at age 35. In a joint statement posted by the Grammy-winner and the boxer’s family, Ne-Yo, real name Shaffer Chimere Smith,

The global boxing community has been shocked by the news that freshly crowned fighter Paul Bamba has died aged 35, only days after he became the cruiserweight world champion. The Sun newspaper reports that there has been no cause of death yet announced for Bamba,

Ne-Yo said he's "heartbroken" by the death of Paul Bamba—a professional boxer he manages—at age 35: "He was a fierce yet confident competitor with an unrelenting ambition to achieve greatness."

The boxing world is mourning the loss of rising cruiserweight talent Paul Bamba, who tragically passed away at just 35 years old. Singer Ne-Yo, who brought Bamba under his management company last November,