Irish boxer Lee Reeves is in a “critical but stable” condition in hospital after he was stretchered out of the ring in Dublin on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Reeves was facing Gary Cully for the vacant BUI Celtic super-lightweight title but was knocked out in the 10th round at the 3Arena.<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old Limerick fighter was stretchered out of the ring after the fight and transferred to hospital.<\/p>\n
In an update released on Sunday, a spokesperson from Queensberry Promotions said that Reeves is in a “critical but stable” condition.<\/p>\n
“Lee Reeves is still in hospital, in a critical but stable condition,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
“We will know more in the coming days, and our thoughts and prayers remain with Lee and his family.”<\/p>\n
Speaking after the fight, Cully said that his “prayers and thoughts” were with Reeves.<\/p>\n
“Hopefully he’s okay,” said Cully.<\/p>\n
“He came in there as a big underdog after fighting relatively at a lower level up until now, but he really showed that he can operate at a higher level. Huge credit to him.”<\/p>\n
In a social media post after the fight, Queensberry promoter Frank Warren said his “thoughts and prayers” were with Reeves and his family.<\/p>\n
“Everyone at Queensberry is thinking of him and we’re in constant contact with his team regarding his condition as we hope for positive news,” he said.<\/p>\n