- Boxer completed surprise victory over Michael Conlan in Belfast
- Gill says of dark day this year: ‘Someone came and saved me’
Jordan Gill has revealed he was “saved” from killing himself after struggling to cope with the aftermath of his European featherweight title defeat to Kiko Martínez last year.
The Huntingdon boxer was speaking after completing a surprise seventh-round stoppage win over the home favourite, Michael Conlan, in Belfast on Saturday night.
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