'My dad and his mother have passed away days apart... this virus is serious!': British boxer Anthony Yarde confirms his grandmother has died from coronavirus as he tragically loses second family member to the illness
- Nan of British boxer Anthony Yarde has died after suffering from coronavirus
- The 28-year-old light-heavyweight also lost his father to the illness last week
- Yarde made impassioned plea for people to stay at home after confirming death
British light-heavyweight Anthony Yarde has announced his grandmother has died from the coronavirus just a few days after his father's death as a result of the pandemic.
The 28-year-old fighter appealed to people to 'just stay home' as he said his grandmother had died on Thursday.
'It's serious!' Yarde wrote on social media.
![Anthony Yarde has confirmed the death of a second family member from coronavirus](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/04/03/21/26787294-0-image-a-9_1585945747957.jpg)
Anthony Yarde has confirmed the death of a second family member from coronavirus
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'People are still going out when they don't need to. I know there's a lot of opinions about Covid-19 and I have mine but I just know opinions ain't worth risking your life and others. Just stay home.'
Yarde's father, who the boxer said had been 'fit with no health issues', died last Friday.
Yarde's promoter Frank Warren wrote on Twitter: 'We are extremely sad to learn that Anthony Yarde has now lost his Nan to the Coronavirus.
![Promoter Frank Warren expressed his sadness at the news and passed on his condolences](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/04/03/23/26790860-8186157-image-a-5_1585951426935.jpg)
Promoter Frank Warren expressed his sadness at the news and passed on his condolences
'We can't begin to imagine what Anthony and his family are going through and our sincere condolences go out to them.
'Please listen to his heartfelt personal plea, stay at home to save lives.'
Yarde's next fight was set to be against Britain's Lyndon Arthur on 11 April, but the event has been delayed until 11 July because of the pandemic.
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