Fellow boxers joined family and friends for the funeral of Dundee boxer Mike Towell.

The 25-year-old died in hospital a day after he was stretchered from the ring at the end of a fifth-round loss to Dale Evans at Glasgow's Radisson Blu on September 29.

The father-of-one was diagnosed with severe bleeding and swelling to his brain but survived for 12 hours after being removed from life support at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

His opponent Evans was among the 300-strong congregation on Friday morning.

He later posted a picture on Twitter of himself at a mural created in Dundee in Towell's memory, adding the message "RIP Iron Mike".

Towell's family called for the funeral at St Andrews Cathedral in his home town to be a "celebration of his life" and asked mourners not to wear black or red, as he did not like the colour.

Many friends and members of his boxing club arrived at the funeral wearing white T-shirts with a picture of Towell celebrating a win on them, with "Iron Mike Towell" written on the back.

Others wore hoodies with messages such as "Dundee's champ", "Team Towell" and "the legend lives on".

Members of the Stirling gym where Towell trained also wore tops with "1314" on them, in reference to the name of the complex.

The hearse arrived at the cathedral accompanied by floral tributes reading "daddy" and "Iron Mike".

Undertakers escorted the coffin into the service with a floral crucifix sitting on top, before he was interred at Birkhill Cemetery.

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."

Tributes flooded in for Towell from famous boxers in the days after his death.

Former world champion Ricky Hatton set up an online fundraiser to support Towell's family which has surpassed £45,000, while promoter Eddie Hearn pledged almost £7500 as a result of ticket sales from Ricky Burns's fight in Glasgow a week after the death.

The mural with boxing gloves emblazoned with "Mike" was created by artist Syke.

A statement from the Towell family released before the funeral said: "We will always mourn losing him but we hope everyone takes time to remember the enjoyment and the smiles he brought into their lives."

Towell had been undefeated going into the bout - which was an eliminator for the British welterweight title - with 11 previous wins and one draw on his professional record.

It was revealed following his death that Towell had been complaining of headaches in the run-up to the fight, but his management said they were not aware of any issues.