Nick Blackwell
Nick Blackwell | |
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Blackwell in 2015 | |
| Born | 27 October 1990 Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Bang Bang |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 24 |
| Wins | 19 |
| Wins by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
Nick Blackwell (born 27 October 1990) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2016. He won the English middleweight title in 2010, at the age of twenty, becoming the youngest boxer to do so. In 2011 and 2012 he challenged for the Commonwealth middleweight title, and won the British middleweight title in 2015. Blackwell's career was cut short in 2016 after he was forced to retire due to a serious head injury sustained in the ring.