- Willie Limond suffered a seizure and was found in his car on Saturday
- He is now in critical condition and fighting for his life in the hospital.
- Limond has had a brilliant career and fought Amir Khan in 2007.
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Scottish boxing hero Willie Limond is fighting for his life in hospital after suffering a seizure.
Limond, 45, was found unconscious in his car on Saturday morning and was rushed to Monklands University Hospital in Airdrie.
He remains in a critical condition, with a source telling The Sun: “He’s really bad.”
“They believe he became ill while he was in his car, fortunately there was no collision with anyone else.”
Limond has enjoyed an outstanding professional career that has seen him win 42 of his 48 fights.
Willie Limond (pictured) is in critical condition after suffering an attack in his car
Limond lost his last fight in September, but was due to return to the ring next month.
Limond fought Amir Khan in 2007, losing to the former world champion after eight rounds.
Since making his debut in 1999, Limond has won European, Commonwealth and British titles, and faced some of the UK’s biggest names.
Four of his six losses came against fighters who won world titles, including Amir Khan, Anthony Crolla, Erik Morales and Ricky Burns.
Burns stopped Limond in eight rounds last September, but the Scottish veteran insisted he wanted to keep fighting and should return to the ring next month for a fight against popular Geordie Joe Laws at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow on May 3.
The pair were scheduled to participate in an open workout last Saturday, and it still took place even though Limond was seriously ill.
Limond posted on Instagram last Thursday encouraging fans to watch him perform his routine before his next fight.
‘Very good troops. “Please note we have the public training session on Saturday from 12-2 at the St Enoch Center in Glasgow,” he wrote.
‘I’m not even going to name everyone on the poster because I keep forgetting everyone on it.
‘We’re all going to be there. I feel good, see you on Saturday.’
Limond’s former opponent Alex Arthur (pictured) wished his compatriot well after he fell seriously ill.
Well wishes have poured in from the boxing community for Limond, including his former opponent and compatriot Alex Arthur.
Arthur shared an old newspaper picture of himself with Limond along with the caption: “My brother.”
Popular boxing outlet iFL TV also wrote on X: ‘Former British, Commonwealth and European champion Willie Limond is understood to be in a critical condition after suffering a seizure while driving.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Willie, his family and close friends at this difficult time.”