Promoter Frank Warren has once again put his support behind former middleweight and super middleweight contender Michael Watson.

Watson, seen by many as one of the best fighters from Britain not to win a title, was tragically injured in his 1991 rematch with Chris Eubank for the WBO 168lbs title, and suffered life-changing damage.

Watson, who recently turned 60 on March 15, has since been a miracle man, even completing the London Marathon over several days a few years ago.

On April 16, Watson will challenge himself to walk a mile – Michael’s Mile – and has enlisted the help of the boxing community to support him.

Watson will walk from Wellington Arch to the Horse Guards in London to raise money for the i-Neuro team and investment into AI treatment for those suffering with brain injuries and illness.

The neurosurgeon who operated on Watson on that fateful Sunday morning in 1991, Dr Peter Hamlyn, told BoxingScene that Warren is supporting the whole field that is taking part.

“We’ve got 50 runners this year,” said Hamlyn, “and amazingly, Frank Warren has sponsored every one of those runners to the tune of £500 [approximately $650]. And that’s £25,000 [$32,000] into this project in one go. And we expect each of those runners to be raising about £2,000, so we’ll be well over £100,000 [$128,000] by the time we finish. And all of that will go into the i-Neuro project.”

Watson spent 40 days in a coma after the Eubank fight and his life was touch-and-go, leading to six surgeries on his brain. In his career, he won 25 times, losing four bouts and drawing one, defeating Nigel Benn, getting stopped by Mike McCallum and losing a majority decision in his first fight with Eubank.

“I’ve always got along well with Frank Warren,” said Watson.

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