Boxer Nick Blackwell 'smiling again' after waking from coma

Blackwell has regained consciousness having undergone surgery to remove part of his skull.

Boxer Nick Blackwell 'smiling again' after waking from coma

Former British middleweight champion Nick Blackwell is "smiling again" after waking from a coma, his brother Daniel has revealed.

Blackwell has regained consciousness having undergone surgery to remove part of his skull to ease the swelling on his brain sustained during an unsanctioned sparring session held last month.

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