BOXING legend Frank Bruno has thanked fans for messages of support after he was rushed to the Horton General in Banbury with pneumonia on Sunday.

Posting on Twitter he said: "Thank you for all the well wishes I’ve been reading them all I feel like I’m finally starting to mend. I’ve certainly never felt so ill - pneumonia... you’ve been a knockout."

In an earlier message Bruno's manager had thanked staff at the hospital for their care.

The former heavyweight champ was admitted while on his way back from a speaking gig in Yorkshire.