New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- British featherweight Raven Chapman is fighting the toughest battle of her career outside the ring after collapsing during a sparring session in Denmark. The 32-year-old Norwich-born fighter needed emergency surgery for a bleed on the brain and is now taking the first steps toward recovery while her team plans her return home.

Raven Chapman finished a sparring session and suddenly collapsed. Emergency services were called at once. She was airlifted to a local hospital where doctors found a brain haematoma and cerebral oedema, bleeding and dangerous swelling inside the skull.

Her management company, Vote Boxing, confirmed the details in a clear statement: "On Friday, July 24, Raven unexpectedly collapsed after a spar...