'That's me done': Nick Blackwell retires from boxing after Chris Eubank Jr fight

Nick Blackwell was placed in an induced coma following his fight with Chris Eubank Jr. Credit: PA

Nick Blackwell has retired from boxing - less than a month after he suffered serious head injuries in a fight against Chris Eubank Jr.

Blackwell, 25, tweeted "that's me done", saying he could not put his family and friends "through that again".

He was put in an induced coma with bleeding on his skull after his 10th-round defeat at Wembley Arena on March 26.

The ex-British middleweight champion said he will "still be involved" in the sport and has "no hard feelings" against his last opponent Chris Eubank Jr.

Blackwell said what happened during his last match "was unfortunate" but acknowledged that both him and Eubank Jr had both been in the ring "doing a job".