Nick Blackwell: Chris Eubank told son to aim for the body

Referee comes in for criticism as injured boxer remains in a coma after brutal title fight

Chris Eubank and Chris Eubank Jr
Chris Eubank stands next to his son, Chris Jnr, after a match in December 2015
(Image credit: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty)

Boxer Nick Blackwell remains in an induced coma in hospital after being rushed to hospital with a bleed on his brain in the wake of his defeat to Chris Eubank Jr on Saturday night.

The incident has evoked eerie comparisons with the 1991 match between Eubank's father, Chris Snr, and Michael Watson, who was left in a wheelchair after the fight.

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