News about Frank Bruno

Boxing legend Frank Bruno is undergoing scans in hospital amid fears his brain is on a 'slow decline'. Doctors are trying to determine whether the former WBC heavyweight champion suffered long-term damage from the blows he received during his 14-year career. The 62-year-old is one of the most revered British fighters of his generation, winning 40 of his 45 professional fights.

Out with the old, in with the new? Anthony Joshua is set to face Daniel Dubois in front of a potential record crowd at Wembley Stadium on September 21 in what could be dubbed the biggest British heavyweight fight since Frank Bruno vs Lennox Lewis in 1993. With the two Londoners boasting a combined knockout ratio of over 90 per cent and only six out of their combined 54 fights going the distance, there promises to be fireworks. Dubois, who snubbed the 2020 Great British Olympic team in order to throw himself into the fire of heavyweight boxing, aged just 19, is blessed with explosive power having secured 20 of his 21 victories by way of knockout. 

JEFF POWELL: The insults fell as heavily as the rain on the stadium and as fast as the punches in the ring. The memories are being sharpened this weekend by the first domestic heavyweight fight approaching comparable magnitude with that storm-tossed night in Wales 31 years ago. This Saturday's IBF world title fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois at Wembley is stirring echoes of the animosity which stalked Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno as they came to verbal as well as physical blows in the old Cardiff Arms Park on October 1 1993. Joshua has stoked the fires for his challenge for the IBF belt inherited by Dubois from Oleksandr Usyk by picking up and brandishing a chair in retaliatory anger when the younger London taunted him on a TV promo by saying: 'Let's do it right here.'

After breaking the mega battle between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, the guy in the middle of the deal has underlined his burgeoning clout in the field of boxing after posing with a number of the sport's legends. Turki Alalshikh has taken to X, the social media platform that has long been known as Twitter, to show that he marches in the elitist of circles when it comes to boxing, with a portrait featuring over 30 of the sport's most popular names. Alalshikh, the Saudi General Entertainment Authority's chairman, has released a portrait of himself alongside a group of the world's most recognisable fighters, including Mike Tyson, Manny Paqcuiao, Sugar Ray Leonard, Ricky Hatton, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Oscar De La Hoya, Frank Bruno, Prince Naseem Hamed and Amir Khan.

Frank Bruno made his name in the boxing ring, winning the WBC World Heavyweight Championship in 1995 after defeating American fighter Oliver McCall by 12 rounds. He stepped straight into the entertainment industry when he retired a year earlier. He tells Dan Moore how television programs, pantomime, and personal appearances kept his name, face, and distinctive smile in the limelight on Saturday night. Over the past two decades, he has been open about his mental wellbeing. In 1990, he was awarded an MBE. Frank, 62, a father of four children and grandfather of three, is divorced and lives on his own in rural Bedfordshire. He is a patron and trustee of the Frank Bruno Foundation.

Courtney, 64, spent a day out with pals at Charlton Athletic before returning home in the early hours of Sunday morning and shooting himself. The gangster-turned-actor's body was discovered by a lodger later. The incident is being treated as non-suspicious by police. Courtney apologised for taking 'the coward's way out' on Tuesday, but the wicked life I've had' came as a result. The courtney's farewell message was shot on July 5 this year, but it was only discovered on his phone by close friends after his death. His ex-girlfriend has spoken out now. Deborah Price, who lived in Courtney from 2013 to 2018, was a regular visitor to his eccentric south London home, dubbed "Camelot Castle." She told MailOnline, "He could be really soppy and I think was a big softie deep inside." We had some good times together, and I loved Dave when I was with him.' His hands were also affected by arthritis in his hands, which was particularly debilitating. "Dave was at an event, and one man in particular was causing distress all night," she said. Dave followed him into the toilets and screamed him. The man's tooth was cut into Dave's knuckle, resulting in blood poisoning and arthritis.'

Emma Kenny (pictured), a Manchester-based psychologist who appears on television and is a resident therapist on ITV's This Morning, has called for a change in the way we treat mental health issues, saying: "We've medicated the entire Western world, and we've never been so miserable." In a new series of podcast My Family, Mental Illness, and Me, produced by charity Our Time, Kenny's comments feature.

Frank Bruno has taken to X to announce that he is still alive despite the hashtag #RIPFrank trending on social media. After observing the trend on X, the former World Heavyweight champion responded, confirming that it wasn't him who had died. Following Frank McDougall's death on Sunday night, the word began to trend. A flurry of tributes were paid to the ex-St Mirren and Aberdeen striker online, resulting in Bruno's name being one of the top trends. After 'checking' it wasn't him who had died, the 61-year-old made sure to alert his followers that the posts didn't refer to him.

In a recent poll, the Optometry giants polled 2,000 British people and found that 34 percent of participants approved the then 18-year-old's triumph at Flushing Meadows. Raducanu became the first British woman to win a major since Virgina Wade in 1977, ranking 150th in the world. She came in just weeks before Leicester City's stunning 2016 Premier League win and Eddie the Eagle Edwards' ski jumping attempts at the Winter Olympics in 1998, which attracted 33 and 27 percent of the vote respectively.

Frank Bruno walked his daughter Nicola down the aisle for her wedding on Sunday, he was every inch the proud father. The British retired professional boxer, 61, was seen arriving in Billerica, Essex, for the nuptials, where he held her train. As she stepped out of the car in a touching father-daughter moment, he planted a kiss on Nicola's cheek.

Mystic Meg, who died of a short illness in the south of France on Thursday morning, never married after her partner and heir to the Littlewoods retail store empire, Nigel Moores (pictured right) was killed in a horrific crash in 1977. After a horoscope report when Meg was just seven years old, she guessed she would be be betrothed to a wealthy man, it was a cruel twist of fate. When he died, Mr Moores, 39, was worth £9 million. Meg's last reading, which is pictured inset) is a Leo Leo (pictured inset), reads: "It can be the most regular of regular trips that bring you closer to your soulmate, and you may not know this straight away."

Mystic Meg died at the age of 80 after losing her battle with a short illness. This morning, the astrologer, who came to prominence with her weekly National Lottery forecasts, died at 3.45 a.m. It came after Margaret Lake, the horoscope reader, was admitted to St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, last month with the flu. Dave Shapland, her 34-year agent, told the Sun: "She was Britain's most popular astrologer by a million miles." In this respect, no one came close to Meg. Thousands of people in this country and elsewhere around the world followed her.' Tributes have poured in for the actress, who lived alone in her three-bedroom apartment in Notting Hill, which she shared with her seven cats. She had earlier said that the feline friends had 'discovered her and poured in.'

In October 2020, Darren Baker (right) received £45,000 from the government's coronavirus Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS). According to The Insolvency Service, Mr Baker, a resident of Meltham, West Yorkshire, took out a further £5,000 in March 2021. He had expected that the charity's annual income was £200,000, but the charity's accounts for 2019 showed figures of just £26,029. In reality, the trust had no overheads or employees, so it was not eligible for the funds under the scheme's conditions. The artist, who is best known for painting a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II (left) for her 85th birthday and now-King Charles for his 70th birthday, used £25,000 of the money to pay off personal legal fees. He later used £13,000 for personal use.

After Frank Warren gave Eddie Hearn written terms in response to a potential fight, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury could go head to head in a Battle of Britain clash later this year. Joshua has accepted Fury's terms, but the two British heavyweights are now negotiating the fight's date. Joshua has been issued with a 'take it or leave it' ultimatum,' and says he must die either November 26 or December 3rd. So, with a potential bout, Sportsmail has taken a look at the top domestic contests of the years.

OLIVER HOLT: Time had dwindled slowly into the early hours of Sunday morning, and the outside temperature in Jeddah had dropped from oppressive to sweltering. The last of the King Abdullah Sports City Arena, a dome marooned alongside a football stadium in a massive parking lot in the northern suburbs, was fading into the shadow.