Michelle Burke and her partner, Neville Knight, at work for lines company Northpower. Photo / Supplied
The body of corporate boxer Neville Knight, who died in the ring at a charity boxing match, has been taken home while colleagues still come to terms with his death.
The 49-year-old Hamilton man died during a match at Te Rapa Racecourse on Saturday night in front of his fiancée
and other family, colleagues, competitors and spectators.
Kevin Porteous, who was Knight's boss of 10 years at Northpower's Hamilton branch, said the mood at work on Monday had been very sombre as their co-worker's death was still sinking in.
Many of the jobs had been cancelled as workers spent time with Knight's partner, Michelle Burke, who also worked at Northpower, and other family members.
Colleagues who turned up to work on Monday were finding it very hard, Porteous said. They were running a skeleton staff at the Hamilton branch.
