Eddie Hearn reveals dad Barry suffered heart attack at League One play-off clash then went to boxing days later
But amazingly, the veteran promoter was back on his feet in time to attend the Dave-Allen Johnny Fisher fight just a week later.
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Eddie Hearn followed his father into the promotion business
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Hearn's heart attack occurred during Orient's play-off clash with Stockport
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Eddie has spoken out on his dad's ordeal
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Hearn, 77, felt discomfort early on in Orient's semi-final first-leg and had to be taken to hospital.
The snooker supremo subsequently had a third stent installed, having suffered two previous heart attacks.
Reliving the ordeal in a conversation with
"Five minutes in and he said 'I'll just see out the game'. Unfortunately he had to go down to the doctors and get taken to hospital, he had a heart attack.
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"He had another stent. He's had three stents now, three heart attacks."
Hearn made a remarkably quick recovery, heading to East London's Copper Box Arena just seven days later to witness
Eddie continued: "As far as he's concerned he's brand new now. He played cricket at the weekend for Essex Over-70s. He scored 60.
"It actually happened the weekend before the Johnny Fisher fight, so it was back in May, and he went to the Johnny Fisher fight, five days after the heart attack."
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Hearn was in attendance as Dave Allen beat Jonny Fisher at the Copper Box
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Hearn, who turned 77 yesterday, was determined to get back on his feet quickly, with Eddie adding: "On the Monday he had a stent put in to his artery. Tuesday they let him out. So he gets back home Tuesday.
"So I'm like 'right, well you won't be coming to the Johnny Fisher fight'. He says 'no I'm f***ing coming to the Johnny Fisher fight'.
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"No, what are you doing? 'I'm not missing the Johnny Fisher fight!' I said 'dad, chill out'. He goes 'I'm not living my life like that, I've had a new stent, I'm brand new.'
"That's what you're dealing with. When he goes, he's actually 77 today, my dad, it could be next week, or it could be in 10 years, you just never know when your time's up.
"But you will be able to say he lived to the absolute max of his life. And that's a great thing to be able to say."
Orient went on to beat Stockport and book a place in the League One play-off final.
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Ahead of the Wembley clash with Charlton, Barry
Britain's leading sports promoter told SunSport: "I've been paying for therapy ever since that day against Rotherham!
"I get nightmares about it. This is my opportunity to cleanse myself, take away my therapist bills, go back to normal sleep patterns."
Unfortunately for Hearn, who sold the East London club in 2014, Orient were beaten 1-0 by Charlton under the Wembley arch.
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The father and son Hearn duo can often be seen at big fights together
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