Super Middleweight Eduard Gutknecht was moved to a hospital in Germany after falling into a coma following his loss to George Groves on November 18 in London, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.
“The entire Wiking-Boxteam fights and hopes for Eddy,” the company said in a statement on Saturday. “The condition of Eddy is currently stable. He is in a coma but is no longer in the acute ICU. His family is always at his side in the hospital. Eddy is currently being moved to Germany. Our thoughts are with him and wish him a full recovery.”
Wiking-Boxteam said doctors said Gutknecht’s “organs are working normally.”
“We have to be patient. Forecasts and assumptions can go in all directions,” the statement said. “It is very difficult for the family with this situation. The entire Wiking-Boxteam suffers with Eddy and is affected. But we also know that we are talking about boxing and like all high-performance sports, in addition to the joy of competition and the ceremony at the victory, unfortunately, always the risk of injury is present.
“Eddy has his dream of boxing against George Groves and again to reach for the world champion crown. Now he has to wake up [and have] a full recovery, so he can be there for his family again. Eddy you can do it! Eddy you’re strong!”
“He’s a husband and a father and the money raised will go towards helping his family be with him at this difficult time,” Groves said in a statement.
