Chris Eubank Sr told son to avoid hitting face of opponent Blackwell who went into coma
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Updated 27/03/2016 at 16:33 GMT
Chris Eubank Sr warned his son to avoid hitting Nick Blackwell in the head two rounds before their fight was stopped.
Chris Eubank Sr before his son's fight against Nick Blackwell
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Blackwell was placed into an induced coma on Saturday night after a 10th-round stoppage by Chris Eubank Jr that left Blackwell with bleeding on the brain and a badly swollen left eye.
Footage has emerged of Eubank Sr stepping into the ring after the eighth round to warn his son: "If (the referee) doesn’t stop it and we keep on beating him like this he’s getting hurt."
He advised Eubank Jr to stop the fight with body shots, and referee Victor Loughlin eventually stopped the fight two rounds later.
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Chris Eubank Jr after beating Nick Blackwell
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Eubank Sr said:
The next time you throw a flurry like that, if the referee doesn’t stop it then I don’t know what to tell you. I will tell you this, if he doesn’t stop it and we keep on beating him like this he’s getting hurt. Why hasn’t the referee stopped the fight? I don’t get why. So maybe you shouldn’t leave it to the referee. You’re not going to take him out to the face so take him out to the body.
Blackwell initially appeared lucid as the result was announced, but collapsed shortly afterwards and was taken to hospital.
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Nick Blackwell talks to Chris Eubank Sr before collapsing
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British Boxing Board of Control general secretary Robert Smith said: "I spoke to one of the doctors this morning and he said there is a bleeding of the brain.
"He's in intensive care, he's in an induced coma and he is resting and being looked after by the experts.
"It's a very normal procedure. They put you in a coma to get the swelling to go down. There's no timescale. Now it's just a matter of waiting and seeing."
(Footage from Channel 5's fight coverage)
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