Chris Eubank has backed the Court of Appeal's decision to uphold a High Court ruling that the British Boxing Board of Control breached their 'duty of care' to Michael Watson.

Eubank, who was Watson's opponent on that fateful night in 1991, said there was no doubt Watson "deserved" compen-sation for his nine-year struggle against the effects of the WBO super-middleweight bout, which left him paralysed down his left side and permanently brain damaged.

Watson can now press ahead with his claim after yesterday's court decision underlined the original ruling that the BBBC were liable for the boxer's injuries because ringside resuscitation facilities at White Hart Lane were inadequate.

"It was because of his situation that ground-breaking rules were made," said Eubank.

Those rules are the ones which have given Paul Ingle a fighting chance at continuing a normal life after having surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain following his world title fight in Sheffield on Saturday.

"This came to be through Michael and the injuries he sustained. It's been a revolution and, through trial and error, we now have the right way," added Eubank.

"From that point, Michael deserves compensation. He's been looked after for eight or nine years and this all costs money."