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Boxer Blackwell to retire: 'that's me done'

Boxer Nick Blackwell has announced his retirement from boxing, tweeting “that’s me done”.

It comes after he suffered serious injuries during his British middleweight title defeat to Chris Eubank Jr late last month.

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Boxer Blackwell on the mend in hospital

Trowbridge boxer Nick Blackwell looks to be recovering well after waking from his induced coma.

He received a visit from one of his sponsors, who tweeted this picture of Blackwell giving the thumbs up from his hospital bed.

The 25-year-old was rushed to hospital last month after the British middleweight title contest with Chris Eubank Jr was stopped in round 10.

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