I lost my mum to cancer – boxing was only thing that helped with grief
Anna Whitwham threw herself into boxing to cope with her mother’s death (Image: Supplied)
When Anna Whitwham lost her beloved mother to cancer, she found an unexpected outlet for her overwhelming grief – boxing.
Though her bouts in the ring led to numerous nasty injuries, from a bruised kidney to a dislodged jaw, Anna’s love of boxing became all consuming, and her new-found community even became “the mother I can’t have”.
Anna’s world shifted on its axis when her mother died of…
