Boxer Mylik Birdsong, 31, shot dead in Los Angeles just weeks before he was set to appear on UFC card

PROFESSIONAL boxer Mylik Birdsong has died aged 31.

The 15-1-1 fighter was tragically killed in a shooting on Sunday in Los Angeles.

Instagram @kingmylik_theboxerMylik Birdsong has passed away at 31[/caption]

Instagram @kingmylik_theboxerBirdsong was due to return to the ring on a UFC Fight Pass card next month[/caption]

Birdsong, nicknamed “King Mylik”, was the reigning World Boxing Foundation International Welterweight champion.

While he was also due to return to the ring for the first time since March next month on a UFC Fight Pass card.

Reports tell of the horrendous moment Birdsong lost his life near Watts, Los Angeles after a shooting at around 4:50pm on Sunday.

Several men inside a dark-coloured SUV are said to have driven up to the fighter and opened fire.

The police say that Birdsong tried to flee the situation but was chased down and shot again.

The boxer sadly died in a nearby hospital later that day after first responders had tended to him.

News outlet KTLA were told by police that Birdsong sustained seven gunshots to his torso.

Investigations are understood to be ongoing with police looking for the gunmen who had fled the scene before authorities arrived.

Birdsong, an LA native, was set to fight Gor Yerisyan at the Commerce Casino on October 26.

Tributes from fans of the exciting fighter have poured in online.

One wrote: “Tragic news. RIP Mylik Birdsong”.

While another added: “Such a tragic loss. Another life cut short too soon. RIP Mylik.”