Frank Bruno

Frank Bruno MBE is a retired heavyweight boxer who became WBC world champion after defeating Oliver McCall. He fought Mike Tyson twice and had a notable rivalry with Lennox Lewis. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder following his retirement from boxing in 1996, he has become a prominent mental health advocate. He was sectioned in June 2020 during lockdown and has written about his experiences in his memoir "60 Years a Fighter". He founded the Frank Bruno Foundation to combat mental health stigma. He works as an after-dinner speaker and makes various public appearances.