Nevin ‘to put unfortunate part of my life behind me’

Olympic boxing silver medallist John Joe Nevin was released from the Midlands Regional hospital in Mullingar yesterday following an assault at the weekend in which he suffered two broken legs.

The Mullingar boxer said he was “looking forward to putting this unfortunate part of my life behind me and getting better”.

The statement, released on behalf of GreenBlood Boxing of Philadelphia and Berkeley Sports and Media of the UK with whom he signed last October, said Nevin was “assaulted after attempting to intervene as a peacemaker in a dispute near his home in Mullingar”.