Otorohanga-based professional boxer Daniel MacKinnon is battling for his life following a brutal light heavyweight title fight in Hamilton.
MacKinnon, 30, was stopped in the 10th round against Robbie Berridge on Saturday night in what was described as a "brutal and bloody brawl".
He was taken to Waikato Hospital following the fight where he underwent emergency surgery.
He was in a critical but stable condition in the intensive care unit on Sunday, according to a statement from his manager Ken Reinsfield.
MacKinnon was knocked down in the seventh and ninth rounds before the referee stopped the fight in the 10th round, Fairfax reported.
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