Boxing: Schwer leaves hospital, never to fight again

Boxer Billy Schwer has been released from hospital after two nights under observation following his defeat by Argentinian Pablo Sarmiento at Wembley Conference Centre.

Schwer was stopped in the 11th round of his IBO world light-welterweight contest with Sarmiento and later admitted to the Royal Free Hospital at Hampstead.

He was given a scan, which proved negative, but was nevertheless kept in for observation as a precaution and was released after being given the all-clear by doctors this afternoon.

The 32-year-old’s father, Billy senior, confirmed his son would never fight again following the latest punishing bout of a career in which he has taken his body to the limits.

Eleven more hard rounds against Sarmiento meant that Schwer had fought 47 bruising rounds in the space of 20 months, 35 in the last nine months.