Blackwell Calls Eubank Coma Reaction 'Inhuman'



Nick Blackwell has said that if he had one more punch in him he would land it on Chris Eubank Snr's jaw after a fight that left him in a coma.

The ex-boxer is furious that Eubank and his son Chris Jnr held a news conference while he was in the "induced" state.

He told The Sun the pair's action, which took place against the wishes of his family, was "inhuman".

The 25-year-old, who last month tweeted he was "very lucky" to be "on the mend" after collapsing in the ring, said: "If I could have one more knockout shot, I'd love to land it on the jaw of Chris Eubank.

"I haven't any hard feelings about the fight ... it's just the stuff he has done after. It's inhuman. It's disgusting.

"They were trying to make themselves look like the good guys when they are the opposite.

"My family and friends were begging them not to talk but they ignored it.

"I've only just been shown the press conference. I was still in a coma but they went ahead and did it."

The 25-year-old did not require surgery, but did not wake until a week after the British middleweight title fight on 26 March.

When the fight was stopped in the 10th round, Blackwell initially did not show signs something serious had occurred.

But, after his collapse, he was taken away from the arena on a stretcher while receiving oxygen and rushed to St Mary's Hospital in London.

Eubank Jnr told the news conference he was "glad the doctor stopped the fight because the referee wasn't going to".

He told Sky News on the Tuesday after the fight that when he realised Blackwell was struggling, he backed off, hoping the referee would stop the bout.

Eubank Snr, who was in the corner of the ring during his son's fight, told the conference he had feared for Blackwell and told Chris Jnr to attack his body in order to protect the fighter.

"Even in sparring, I tell Junior to stay away from the head because his punching is fast, powerful and dangerous," he said.

Blackwell told The Sun: "The people who saved my life were the referee, the person who put me in the coma and the people at St Mary's Hospital. The Eubanks didn't save my life."

He was later told his injuries had been so severe that if he was to box again he would die, so he has had to retire.

In response, Eubank Jnr told The Sun: "People and the media demanded that we speak to them. If I we had just said 'No comment', it would have come off as cold.

"If he was in our position he would have done the same thing. If Nick is part of the small percentage that took offence, that's unfortunate. It's sad for me to hear. All I have ever wanted for Nick has been the best.

"Anything that happened after was not for our gain. People deserve ... our perspective on things - that's all it was."

Blackwell Calls Eubank Coma Reaction 'Inhuman'