Nick Blackwell could be brought back to consciousness within the next 24 hours. The middleweight boxer, who was on the wrong end of a stoppage against Chris Eubank Jr. in their British title fight last weekend, is in an induced coma at a London hospital after collapsing in the ring after the clash on Saturday.
Nick Blackwell was rushed to hospital on Saturday night after collapsing in the ring. The Trowbridge middleweight slumped to the canvas in the aftermath of his defeat to Chris Eubank Jr. at the SSE Arena, Wembley. Blackwell, who was defending his British title, looking to retain it for a third time and get it for keeps, had his efforts halted by the ringside physician after a bad haematoma to the left eye forced the intervention of the referee inside 10 punishing rounds.
Wembley Arena, Wembley, London - Chris Eubank Jr. (22-1, 17KOs) captured the British middleweight title with a tenth round stoppage of Nick Blackwell (19-4-1, 8KOs). The fight was stopped in the tenth after the doctor determined that Blackwell was unable to see from his left eye.
Nick Blackwell and Chris Eubank Jr. have spent the past few weeks jawing at one another through the press. That level of hostility spilled over into the pre-fight weigh-in ahead of their British middleweight title bout Saturday evening at Wembley SSE Arena in London, England.
Mick Hennessy brought the press together in London yesterday for the final press conference before British middleweight champion Nick Blackwell’s defence against Chris Eubank Junior, which takes place at the Wembley Arena and will be shown on Channel 5 here in the U.K.
Nick Blackwell and Chris Eubank Jr. have spent the past few weeks jawing at one another through the press. That level of hostility spilled over into the pre-fight weigh-in ahead of their British middleweight title bout Saturday evening at Wembley SSE Arena in London, England.
WBO Middleweight king Billy Joe Saunders will be appearing as a studio guest on Channel 5’s live coverage of Chris Eubank Jr’s showdown with British Champion Nick Blackwell this Saturday.
LONDON - Chris Eubank Jr. has warned reigning British middleweight champion Nick 'Bang Bang' Blackwell to look out for the uppercut when the pair clash at The SSE Arena, Wembley on March 26, live on Channel 5.
LONDON - British middleweight champion Nick 'Bang Bang' Blackwell has paid tribute to the skills of former British, Commonwealth and European super-middleweight champion 'Saint' George Groves following a number of sparring sessions in his company and says he's now more confident than ever of defeating his next opponent, Chris Eubank Jr., on March 26.
LONDON - Chris Eubank Jr. says British middleweight champion Nick 'Bang Bang' Blackwell will go the same way as his last opponent, Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan, when the pair meet on March 26 at The SSE Arena, Wembley.