John Joe Nevin's brutal assault left him with his leg broken in two places and the bone “sticking out”.
The grim details of olympic silver medalist John Joe Nevin's injury was revealed today by his trainer Brian Mc Keown, who was the first person to be contacted by the boxer after the incident.
"He told me that he had been attacked and that his leg had been broken. The bone was sticking out of his leg at that stage. It was an awful happening."
The Mullingar local faces several months out from his burgeoning professional career after an assault on Saturday night which left him with a horrific leg injury.
Nevin, was reportedly attempting to play mediator in a dispute involving extended members of his family when things took a decidedly gruesome turn.
Weaponry was reportedly used in the attack on the Irish boxing champion, though trainer Mc Keown refused to confirm whether a stick with nails was used on Nevin.
"It's a major setback but unfortunately there's nothing we can do about it, except battle on and try to pull the lad through it and get him back into a mode where he's fit to box again."
[RTE]
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