AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE GUNMEN AND MOTIVE BEHIND A SHOOTING THAT LEFT A PROFESSIONAL BOXER DEAD ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. (PHOTO).

 Authorities are looking for the gunmen and motive behind a shooting that left a professional boxer d^^d on Sunday afternoon.

The shooting occurred in the 1600 block of 87th Street at about 4:50 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim, later identified as Mylik Birdsong, was standing outside a vehicle with his girlfriend inside when another vehicle approached.

“A dark-colored SUV drove by westbound on 87th and shot at the victim,” an LAPD spokesperson told KTLA 5 News.  “The victim then ran towards his residence [when] two suspects from the vehicle started chasing him while shooting at him.”

Birdsong fell to the ground in the driveway, the spokesperson said. First responders arrived and rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced d**d.

Police said he had suffered seven gunsh*t wounds to the torso. The suspects fled the area in a dark-colored SUV, LAPD said.

Birdsong, 31, was a professional boxer known as “King Mylik.” He had a record of 15-1-1 with 10 knock-outs and was the reigning World Boxing Foundation International Welterweight champion.💔🕊️😢