Warning: This text comprises references to alcohol abuse
Former British and Commonwealth middleweight champion Felix Money says turning into a father helped him deal with long-term struggles with alcohol and substance abuse.
Money has not fought since a fifth-round stoppage defeat by Tyler Denny in Birmingham in the summertime of 2024 – his first skilled loss – however is now eyeing a comeback.
The 32-year-old from Berkshire was unsure if he would ever combat once more after a turbulent few years exterior the ring, however feels he’s “refreshed and centered” following six months of sobriety and the arrival of one other youngster.
“I would been making an attempt to surrender consuming and occurring mad benders for possibly six or seven years,” he advised BBC Sport.
“It was getting worse, however having my new child boy has modified every thing.
“If I would carried on the way in which I used to be, I wasn’t going to final for much longer – I would both have been locked up or useless.”
Money first made his title in 2021, successful the British middleweight title with a devastating third-round knockout of Denzel Bentley at York Corridor.
However lengthy intervals of inactivity over the previous three years noticed his momentum stall.
“Now I’ve had time to replicate. I am glad to be again doing what I really like and I have been sober for six months,” he added.
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