Former boxing world champion, Heather Hardy has indicated she is probably going completed from competing in fight sports activities, citing the results on her well being because of taking “an excessive amount of mind harm” over the course of her profession.
Hardy, 42, a former WBO featherweight world champion in skilled boxing, has been sidelined since he one-sided unanimous choice defeat to Puerto Rico favourite, Amanda Serrano again in August of final 12 months, in her unsuccessful pursuit of world titles.
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An alum of Bellator MMA besides, Hardy had competed 4 instances beneath the promotion’s banner, most just lately dropping a TKO stoppage defeat towards Taylor Turner again in 2019.
And signing with the BKFC (Naked Knuckle Combating Championship), Hardy was scheduled to headline BKFC 61 this weekend in a bantamweight conflict with flyweight champion, Christine Ferea, nevertheless, has withdrawn from the pairing.
Heather Hardy reveals battle with “mind harm” amid fight sports activities profession
Moreover, on social media this week, Brooklyn native, Hardy revealed she was coping with the well being results of “taking an excessive amount of mind harm” – indicating that her prolonged tenure in fight sports activities was doubtless over.
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“My battle for Could 11 is off,” Heather Hardy posted on her official Instagram account. “After my battle final summer time with Amanda, my imaginative and prescient remained blurred for a couple of days. I went for an MRI and to get my eyes checked whereas I used to be nonetheless in TX and it was recognized the after-effects of a concussion. 6-8 months I ought to be high-quality. So mainly I wanted a battle, and it by no means obtained higher.”
“My daughter is in school. Everybody thinks I made thousands and thousands in my profession however I didn’t, I went paycheck to paycheck retaining that child in the perfect neighborhood so she might go to the perfect faculties. And I wanted to take the battle, so lengthy story brief a month into coaching for Christine and all the pieces obtained worse with my sight.”
“I used to be right down to 123 kilos as a result of I couldn’t eat, I wasn’t sleeping I used to be so weak. I hadn’t advised anybody how dangerous it was, not my boyfriend, not my coaches. I assumed I might make it via the ten-minute battle, however after a really gentle sparring session I couldn’t see shit for 2 days. I didn’t eat or sleep Friday to Monday, and I knew I used to be too weak to do that shit. After lastly seeing a physician, he stated I’ve had too many concussions.”
“When you might have a concussion, a chunk of your mind dies and also you by no means get it again. Think about that? In ten years I’ve had an excessive amount of mind harm. I can’t get any extra or else I gained’t be capable to see. No working, no jogging, no leaping rope, and no getting hit within the head. So I stated the factor ya know what which means.”
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Boasting a 24-3(1) skilled boxing document, over the course of her profession, Hardy had turned in notable victories over the likes of Shelly Vincent, Calista Silgado, and Taynna Cardoso to call a couple of.
What are your ideas on Heather Hardy’s choice to doubtless finish her fight sports activities profession?