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ON THE SIDELINES : Boxer Taken Off Critical List

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<i> From Times Wire Services</i>

Heavyweight boxer Charles Dread improved from critical to stable condition today after being taken to the hospital following a knockout the night before.

Dread, 29, of Laurel, Md., was knocked out by Halken Brock at 1:58 of the first round during Thursday night’s scheduled four-round fight at Trump Plaza.

Dread remained on the canvas for several minutes before being taken to the Atlantic City Medical Center’s intensive care unit. The condition was diagnosed as a subdural hematoma.

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He was in stable condition today, hospital spokeswoman Sherry Spatz said.

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