The result was a 10th-round TKO as fellow countryman Dominic Negus drove a bloodied and badly beaten Henry into the ropes with a flurry of combinations. Referee Tony Walker stepped in and stopped the fight, even as Henry was still on his feet. Henry was rushed by ambulance to Old Church Hospital, where it was determined that he should immediately undergo a life-threatening procedure for the removal of a blood clot from his brain. His condition remains critical but stable. However, you would be a fool to think Henry is out of the woods and not fighting for his life.
Brain surgery is serious stuff.
So is a ban on boxing. It sounds good, but it's just the easy way out. And it is why we repeat our call for a total ban on the sport. Last year, it was the Australian Medical Association that called for the total annihilation of boxing, both in that country and in all Olympic competition. This followed a featherweight bout in which former Australian champion Lance Hobson was forced to undergo neurosurgery for suspected brain damage.