Massachusetts State Police trainee seriously injured while boxing

BOSTON - A Massachusetts State Police trooper trainee was seriously injured during a boxing training exercise on Thursday, according to I-Team sources.

Sources tell the I-Team the recruit was knocked out for nearly 10 minutes after getting hit in the head. The recruit was taken to a hospital in Worcester in critical condition.

Boxing is part of the physical training at the Massachusetts State Police Academy in New Braintree. The recruits box each other in a real boxing ring.

According to the state police website, the recruits in training attend a 25-week, modified stress, live-in academy with 90 different courses of instruction. The most recent class started in April and is called the 90th RTT.

WBZ reached out to the Massachusetts State Police and the union for comment but did not immediately hear back.