THE SIDELINES : Shot Boxing Promoter Critical

Boxing promoter and manager Frank Warren remained in critical condition today as police stepped up the search for a gunman who shot him on a London street.

As the boxing world reacts with shock to what police describe as an attempted murder, Warren, 37, lies unconscious in a hospital with wounds to the chest and abdomen.

Alan Perkins, general manager at Brook Hospital, said Warren’s condition is unchanged, “critical but stable.” He said there are no plans to operate.

Police said the shooting probably was the work of a hired killer.

“He was either a professional killer or very lucky. There were no wasted shots,” said Detective Supt. Jeff Rees. He said Warren was “lucky” to have survived the shooting near the Broadway Theatre in Barking, east London, Thursday night.