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Boxing world comes together for Nick Blackwell after fighter is put in an induced coma

Published 12:19 27 Mar 2016 BST

Updated 15:10 27 Mar 2016 BST

Ben Kenyon
Boxing world comes together for Nick Blackwell after fighter is put in an induced coma

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Some things are bigger than boxing, and the health of Nick Blackwell is one of them.

The British boxer gave his all in what proved to be an unsuccessful British middleweight title defence against Chris Eubank Jr, and it has emerged that the 25-year-old is in a bad way after spending the night in hospital. Blackwell was reportedly placed in an induced coma after suffering bleeding on the skull, having collapsed after the referee stopped the fight in the 10th round. https://twitter.com/LiveFight/status/714012610551746560 Plenty from within the boxing world and beyond have expressed their hope that the popular fighter makes a full and speedy recovery, with world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury leading the way. https://twitter.com/Tyson_Fury/status/713871358749503488 https://twitter.com/frankwarren_tv/status/714017382180765696 https://twitter.com/bigtwinnygav/status/714000285757280256 https://twitter.com/CarltonPalmer/status/713976904567676928 https://twitter.com/KevByrneBox/status/713928312729509888 https://twitter.com/_jonnyhill/status/713888779732455424

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Boxing world comes together for Nick Blackwell after fighter is put in an induced coma