@SweetD001
FOR any boxer or ex-boxer who reads this article, I ask, when did you first become aware of your mental health, or felt you needed help to preserve it? It’s not a loaded question, it’s just an enquiry into whether you tended to your mind and its wellness anywhere as much as you did your body, during or after your career.
As a former professional boxer and now a wellbeing counsellor, I ask myself this question a lot.
It can only be a good thing when high-profile names in the sport like Frank Bruno, Tyson Fury and Ricky Hatton voluntarily disclose mental struggles they’ve had in and outside of the sport. Their revelations help to humanise boxers,
