The girlfriend of a late British boxer who has given birth to his son eight months after he died while snorkeling in Australia says she feels ‘lucky’ and describes their baby as a ‘miracle’.
Ellyn Rungay, 28, from Essex, gave birth to Jesse Cameron Rungay-Shaw, who weighed 7lb 4oz, in July this year.
But tragically, Jesse will never meet his dad Cam Shaw, 25, who died in October last year while snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef with Ellyn and two friends.
Cam was a boxer and won the Amateur Boxing Association’s Elite 60kg title in 2018, and the gold medal at the prestigious Hivdovre Box Cup in Denmark the year before.
He turned professional but his career was put on hold due to Covid.
PARTNERS: Ellyn Rungay (pictured) gave brith to Cam Shaw’s (pictured) son – months after he died tragically while snorkeling
Ellyn Rungay (pictured) gave birth to Cam’s in July, some eight months after the death of partner in a tragic accident
Baby Jesse Cameron Rungay-Shaw (pictured) will tragically never meet his father, who died several months before he was born
Now Ellyn has described Jesse, who was born on July 4 as an ‘amazing little miracle’ and said Cam would ‘think he can’t believe what’s happened.’
She said: ‘I’m sure Cam is shining down on us all – he probably would think he can’t believe what’s happened.
‘He’s the most amazing little miracle.
‘It was an amazing delivery, everything went really well.
‘I can’t believe he’s here really.
‘It’s been a whirlwind of emotions, but we are just so grateful that he’s here and he’s healthy.
‘He has brought a lot of joy.’
Tragically, Ellyn didn’t know she was pregnant until after he passed away.
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Cameron enjoyed a success in his amateur boxing career before his life was cut tragically short at just 25-years-old
Cam (pictured) won the Amateur Boxing Association’s Elite 60kg title in 2018. The year before, he won gold at the Hivdovre Box Cup in Denmark
But she chose Jesse’s name, as it was one that ‘her and Cam both loved’ and she knows ‘he would have approved of it.’
Ellyn, who was in a relationship with Cam for seven months before his death, said: ‘Jesse means gift from God and that’s what he is.
‘When we used to speak about the future, Jesse was a name Cam and I both loved, so in a way we have both chosen it and I know that he would have approved.’
Ellyn lives with her parents Chris and Keri in Essex but Cam’s parents Rod and Nova came down from York for the birth.
They have also been down to see Ellyn and Jesse numerous times and she is planning a trip to visit Cam’s family in the upcoming weeks.
But Ellyn has said she’s ‘so lucky’ for all of the support and said Cam would be ‘so happy’ that his family and Ellyn’s family are together.
She said: ‘I am so lucky.
Despite the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of her son, Ellyn says she is ‘lucky’, thanks to the support she has received from both families
According to Ellyn, Cam would be ‘so happy’ about the bond she shares with his family, and how close everyone has become since his death and Jesse’s (pictured) birth
‘I have got my parents and Cam’s parents, everyone has been so supportive.
‘I can’t wait to come up to York to show him off to the rest of Cam’s family and friends.
‘Cam would just be so happy that my family and his family are all together, we’re like one big family.
‘His friends have been amazing, it’s been amazing how everyone has just come together.’
An inquest was opened by a corner at Northallerton Coroners Court in North Yorks,. on November 22, which confirmed that Cam had drowned.
