Boxing star Lee McGregor has rushed home to Scotland after his dad hit by a lorry in Edinburgh.
The fighting champion flew across the Atlantic to be with his critically ill father after hearing about the accident while training in Las Vegas.
His father, Stuart, is now recovering from life-threatening injuries after being knocked down in the Gorgie area, Edinburgh News reports.
The 24-year-old planned on fighting to keep his continental title in Manchester on Saturday against Armenian Narek Abgaryan, but has since pulled out.
"I've had a really tough couple of weeks to be honest and my head has been all over the place," McGregor explained.
"I've done some damage to my hand but I've tried to just train through the injury. It's nothing too serious.
"I might have been able to fight but the news of my dad being run over by a lorry and then being put in intensive care fighting for his life was just too much.
"I left Vegas as soon as I could to get home and see my dad.
"I actually read about the story online about someone being hit by a lorry but, at the time, I had no idea it was my dad.
"He is going to be okay and is on the mend but it's going to be a long, long road to recovery. He's suffered a lot of broken bones but the main thing is he's alive. I'm glad he is still here to be honest."
Stuart was rushed to hospital after being knocked down in Wheatfield Road on November 15.
The bantamweight is now in Dubai and will step up his rehabilitation on his hand injury over the next few weeks in hope of returning to the ring early in the new year, reports Edinburgh News.
"With everything happening all about the same time, before we knew it fight night was fast approaching," McGregor said. "We came to the decision that I wasn't going to be ready to fight, it's just not possible.
"We're now working on a new date and looking at what's the best option.
"Hopefully it won't be too long so I'm still trying to stay as ready as possible. I'm out in Dubai trying to finalise a couple of things so we should have news soon on when I'll be back out.
"It's not just about being physically ready, I have to get myself back in the right mindset because there has been a lot of stress and worry over the past few weeks.
"2022 is going to be a huge year for me so I can have no distractions, particularly with what's at stake.
"I've got myself into this position through hard work and determination so you have to be 100 per cent at your best to get wins at this level."
