Blackwell retires from boxing after emerging from coma (Reuters)

(Reuters) – Nick Blackwell has announced his retirement from boxing after sustaining serious injuries against Chris Eubank Jr. in the British middleweight title fight last month that left him in an induced coma with bleeding in his brain. “No that’s me done,” Blackwell tweeted after being asked by on the social media site if he would be making a comeback. “I can’t put my friends and family and self through that again but I’ll still be involved.” Blackwell, a former British middleweight champion, told Eubank Jr. that he held no grudges after he collapsed in the ring.