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Leigh Wood produced a brutal last-round knockout of Michael Conlan to retain his WBA featherweight title amid worrying scenes in Nottingham.
The powerful punch sent Conlan through the ropes and on to the floor and he was later carried from the arena on a stretcher and taken to hospital.
Conlan posted a video on Instagram on Sunday morning saying “I’m all good”.
England’s Wood had himself been knocked down in the first round and was losing before the late knockout.
Wood, who stopped his celebrations as his opponent received immediate medical treatment, told broadcaster Dazn immediately after the fight: “I just hope Michael is all right; I can’t celebrate until I know he is.
“He is so tough and it was a bad knockout so I just want to see he is all right.”
And Belfast fighter Conlan gave an update on his condition from hospital hours later, saying his CT scans were clear.
“Congrats to Leigh Wood, congrats to his team, that was the best shot…
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