Beaten Nick Blackwell awake after winning ‘his toughest fight yet’, says promoter
Blackwell wakes from the induced coma he was placed in following a British middleweight title defeat by Chris Eubank Jnr
Nick Blackwell has woken from the induced coma he was placed in following a British middleweight title defeat by Chris Eubank Jnr, the former champion’s promoter said on Monday.
It was the outcome everyone had been hoping and praying for; Nick had won his toughest fight yet
Blackwell, 25, collapsed shortly after his tenth-round stoppage loss to Eubank Jnr at London’s Wembley Arena on March 26.
He was then taken to London’s St Mary’s Hospital, where doctors placed Blackwell in an induced coma.
They subsequently reduced his medication, with Blackwell waking last Saturday and talking to relatives and friends on Sunday.
Eubank Jnr responded to Monday’s announcement by saying on Twitter: “Very happy to hear Nick Blackwell has awoken from his coma.
Earlier, a statement released by Blackwell’s promoter, Hennessy Sports, said: “It was the outcome everyone had been hoping and praying for; Nick had won his toughest fight yet.