{"id":144400,"date":"2023-12-03T14:13:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T14:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=144400"},"modified":"2023-12-03T14:13:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T14:13:45","slug":"boxer-jordan-gill-emotionally-fights-back-tears-after-revealing-mental-health-battle-before-victory-over-michael-conlan-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/sport\/boxer-jordan-gill-emotionally-fights-back-tears-after-revealing-mental-health-battle-before-victory-over-michael-conlan-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxer Jordan Gill emotionally fights back tears after revealing mental health battle before victory over Michael Conlan | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BOXER Jordan Gill emotionally opened up about his mental health battle before beating Michael Conlan. <\/p>\n<p>Gill moved up to super-featherweight and stopped Northern Ireland&#x27;s Conlan in round seven of their Belfast bout. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-11.png\"><\/p>\n<p>It was his first fight since losing the European featherweight title to Kiko Martinez in October 2022. <\/p>\n<p>That defeat sparked a battle with depression while Gill&#x27;s personal lifealso suffered. <\/p>\n<p>And the brave boxer revealed he contemplated suicide before being saved. <\/p>\n<p>Gill, 29, said: &quot;Not many people know what I&#x27;ve been through this year. You know, after the Kiko loss, I sort of, lost touch with myself. <\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE IN BOXING<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ryan-garcia-exchanges-punches-oscar-863698734.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ryan-garcia-exchanges-punches-oscar-863698734.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ryan-garcia-exchanges-punches-oscar-863698734.jpg\"><\/picture><span>&#x27;bring it on&#x27; <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Ryan Garcia beats Oscar Duarte by stoppage and calls out rival to title fight<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8568-JS861355760.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8568-JS861355760.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8568-JS861355760.jpg\"><\/picture><span>WEIGH TO GO <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>New boxing weight division could see one of most feared heavyweights move down<\/h3>\n<p>&quot;I broke up with my wife. In the 30th of June, I was in a field, I drank a litre of vodka and I was gonna kill myself, and somebody saved me.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Somebody came and saved me that day, and you know, I went to Dave, I went to Ben Davison&#x27;s gym, I worked with Barry. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Barry&#x27;s put so much effort in with me. My dad&#x27;s been by my side. My friends and my family have been there supporting me. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;All my friends, I can&#x27;t thank them enough. I&#x27;ve just changed my life. I&#x27;ve got my own gym opening next week with my friend Damian. <\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Boxing<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/newspress-collage-91fs0i50l-1701514097393.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SYK NOTE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Fury has &#8216;big problem&#8217; ahead of Usyk fight as his &#8216;mindset is not in boxing&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/newspress-collage-6k7johdp7-1701446555257.jpg\"><\/picture><span>KICKED OUT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Brit boxer posts tearful \u2018last video\u2019 as he faces deportation in \u2018fugitive\u2019 row<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2022-tyson-fury-face-oleksandr-848786027.jpg\"><\/picture><span>TICK TOCK <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Usyk&#8217;s retirement date revealed by promoter ahead of Tyson Fury mega-fight<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/LB-comp-Apollonia-Llewellyn-basketball-copy.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BALL WRONG <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Stunned fans tell Apollonia Llewellyn her outfit is &#8216;not appropriate&#8217; for NBA<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>How to get help <\/h3>\n<p>NHS talking therapies can help if you\u2019re struggling to cope with feelings of anxiety or depression.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your GP can refer you or, in England, you can refer yourself online via\u00a0nhs.uk\/talk.<\/p>\n<p>If you need help for a mental health crisis, emergency or breakdown, NHS urgent mental health helplines offer 24-hour advice and support for people of all ages.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Find a local NHS urgent mental health helpline via\u00a0nhs.uk\/urgentmentalhealth\u00a0(England only).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The charity Mind also provides support to those that need it. Call 0300 123 3393. <\/p>\n<p>If someone\u2019s life is at risk or they cannot be kept safe, call 999.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#x27;ve turned my life around this year in the last four months and it&#x27;s just because of that (mindset). <\/p>\n<p>&quot;So if you&#x27;re thinking, &#x27;What am I doing with my life?&#x27; You can do it, you can make a change. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Just get up and have that belief in yourself and just go and do it because nobody believed that I can do this. 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