Boxer & trainer suspended following Nick Blackwell sparring injury

The boxer Nick Blackwell is back in hospital after getting injured in a sparring session. Credit: PA

A boxer and trainer have been suspended following the sparring session which saw Nick Blackwell readmitted to hospital.

The 26 year old needed surgery last month to reduce swelling on his brain after a training session at Devizes boxing club.

It came just 8 months after the Trowbridge fighter was put in an induced coma following his fight with Chris Eubank Junior.

Blackwell retired from the sport after suffering a bleed on the skull and being put into an induced coma after a fight with Chris Eubank Jr in March. Credit: PA

The Trowbridge boxer had retired from competition after he collapsed and was put into an induced coma following a fight with Chris Eubank Jr. in March.

The 26-year-old was found to have suffered a bleed on the skull but made an encouraging recovery from his injuries.

Hasan Karkardi and Liam Wilkins will attend a hearing in January.

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