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Boxer Lee Reeves Remains Critical but Stable

sportAug 4, 2026·323 words·3 min read

Irish boxer Lee Reeves remained in a critical but stable condition in hospital on Sunday, a day after he was carried from the ring on a stretcher in Dublin. The 31-year-old from Limerick had been facing his compatriot Gary Cully for the vacant Boxing Union of Ireland (BUI) Celtic super-lightweight title at the 3Arena on Saturday night. Reeves was stopped in the tenth and final round; according to the Daily Mail, he was sent to the canvas by a heavy left hand.

Cully won the fight and the title. Afterwards he said that Reeves was a big underdog — a fighter most people expect to lose. Reeves had been boxing at a lower level until now, but Cully said he showed he could fight higher up. The evening also included a fight between Pierce O'Leary and Mark Chamberlain, and O'Leary lost by knockout in the tenth round too.

On Sunday evening Queensberry Promotions, the company that staged the event, said Reeves was still in hospital, critical but stable. It said people would know more in the coming days. Earlier, the promoter Frank Warren wrote online that his thoughts were with Reeves and his family. Cully also said he hoped Reeves would be all right. Nobody has said yet what will happen to him.

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