A man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a stabbing in downtown Toronto in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to Toronto paramedics.

Paramedics said they received the call at midnight and found the injured man at University Ave. and Richmond St.

Toronto Police said the male victim was taken to hospital with a leg injury.

Police said they had received reports that the stabbing might be linked to a fight involving a large crowd at Yonge and Gerrard Sts. around midnight.

Toronto police initially tweeted about the fight at about 12:30 a.m., followed shortly by a tweet detailing the stabbing.

With files from Temur Durrani

Raneem Alozzi is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @r_alozzi