The death of professional Queensland boxer Braydon Smith after a fight has prompted the Australian Medical Association (AMA) to renew its call for a ban on the sport.

The 23-year-old collapsed 90 minutes after his featherweight bout against Filipino John Moralde in Toowoomba on Saturday night.

He was put into an induced coma at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital, but he never regained consciousness and his life support was turned off on Monday.

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He passed ringside checks by a doctor before and after the fight, and was passed fit for his annual boxing licence renewal in October.

The AMA has renewed its call for the sport to be banned.

“We believe that a so-called sport where two people knock each other in the head as often as you possibly can to win a bout seems rather barbaric,” Queensland president Dr Shaun Rudd said.

“You’re not allowed to hit the organs beneath the belt whereas you’re allowed to hit the organ above your shoulder which is the most important organ in the body.”

Boxing Queensland president believes the sport is no more dangerous than any other contact sport. Photo: Shutterstock

A sports lawyer is also calling for changes in the sport saying better regulation is crucial to prevent further deaths.

Smith’s death comes just four years after the death of Alex Slade who slumped to the canvas in the fourth round of a fight in Mackay in October 2010.

He was taken to Townsville hospital but never regained consciousness and died a week later.

Sports Lawyer Tim Fuller was part of consultations with the Queensland government after Slade’s death which looked at bringing in regulations for combat sport.

He said nothing had been done since.

“The sport is continuing to essentially operate in a very unregulated manner,” Mr Fuller said.

“I mean how many deaths or injuries does it take before they’re brought into the fold like all other major sports.”

Mr Fuller said Queensland needs to come into line with other states and regulate boxing to bring all boxing bodies under one controlling body and governance.

Currently many associations organise bouts and have different rules and safety guidelines.

“There’s any number of bouts being run at any time where nobody really understands who’s responsible for administration of that particular bout,” he said.

Boxing Queensland defends safety record

Boxing Queensland president Ann Tindall said the sport is no more dangerous than other contact sports.

“We don’t even know yet exactly what the circumstances were in which poor Brayden died,” he said.

“It’s a tragic accident, a tragic accident as you can have in a car or any other sport, there are many sports that have deaths in them.

“We don’t believe we’re immune, but at the same time we don’t believe it’s the boxing that’s going to actually harm any of our youngsters.”

The Queensland Sports Minister Bill Byrne said through a spokesman that it was inappropriate to comment in the immediate aftermath of Braydon Smith’s death.

-ABC