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Former Bellator MMA talent Jahreau
Shepherd was stabbed to death at his 30th birthday party in
London, according to the
Evening Standard.
Shepherd was found with stab wounds on the Black Prince Estate in
Kennington a little after 10 p.m. local time on Saturday. After
efforts from paramedics to stop the bleeding, Shepherd was
pronounced dead at the scene.
The fighter was reportedly celebrating with family and friends at a
barbecue on the lawn of the estate. Scotland Yard is treating the
death as a murder and has launched an investigation, but no arrests
have been made. Shortly after Shepherd’s death, a 26-year-old man
arrived at a local hospital with stab wounds believed to have been
suffered at the same party.
“Jay was a great friend, fighter, training partner, coach and team
member, and his sense of humour, positive presence and wonderfully
loud laugh will be very much missed,” said Jeremy
Petley, Shepherd’s coach at the London Fight Factory.
Shepherd was 6-2 as a professional mixed martial artist, a record
that included a doctor stoppage victory over Marcin
Zywica at Bellator 200 on May 25, 2018. He last competed on
Feb. 15, winning a title belt with a five-round verdict over
Quinten
de Vreught at a regional show in Norfolk, England.
Darren
Stewart, a training partner of Shepherd’s, paid tribute to his
friend in an Instagram post: