Hundreds of mourners have paid their final respects to boxer Mike Towell who died following a televised fight.

The 25-year-old's devastated family had called for his funeral to be a celebration of his life, and asked mourners not to wear black or red.

Friends and family of Mr Towell came together to say goodbye at his funeral in St Andrew's Cathedral in his hometown of Dundee.

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Prior to the father-of-one's funeral, his girlfriend, Chloe Ross, and his family asked that no one wear black or red.

They said that he did not like the colour red, and they also requested that mourners donate to charities that were close to his heart.

Floral tributes which read "Iron Mike" - his in-ring nickname - and "Daddy" were placed alongside Mr Towell's coffin.

It was raining during the funeral but that did not stop hundreds of mourners coming to say goodbye to Mr Towell.

Many family members and friends arrived wearing different coloured hooded tops and t-shirts.

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Some of the tops had messages on the back saying "there's only one Iron Mike Towell", while others came with tops adorned with personal messages and images.

Mr Towell died in hospital on September 30, a day after a bout in Glasgow in which he was knocked down twice and defeated by Welsh boxer Dale Evans.

He was diagnosed with severe bleeding and swelling to his brain on arrival at the city's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

And he tragically died shortly after 11pm the following day - 12 hours after being removed from life support.

Tributes poured in from around the boxing world for Mr Towell and his family in the wake of his death.

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Former world light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton set up an online fundraiser for the family which has so far raised more than £46,000.

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn pledged almost £7,500 to the family from ticket sales for world super-lightweight champion Ricky Burns' fight in Glasgow last week.

Around 300 people attended the service, led by Reverend Kevin Golden.

Friends and family hugged outside the cathedral at the end of the funeral before travelling to Birkhill Cemetery in Dundee where Towell is to be laid to rest.

Welsh boxer Evans attended the service and later posted a picture on Twitter of himself beside the mural created in memory of Towell in Dundee.

He added the message "RIP Iron Mike".

Nick Blackwell, who retired from boxing earlier this year after he had to be put in a medically-induced coma at the end of a British title bout, also travelled to Scotland for the funeral.

He posted a picture on Twitter with Evans at the Towell mural, and wrote: "Very emotional day but what a send off for mike towell! Shows the type of guy he was. #RIPChamp."