He is a celebrity Professional Boxer. Frank Bruno's height is 6 ft 2 in 1. Former British boxer who won the WBC heavyweight championship. He compiled a career record of He divorced his first wife Laura in The couple had two daughters and a son together. He achieved success rapidly with his twenty-one consecutive wins after his professional debut in Mike Tyson , which would end up being his last professional bout.
Let's check, How Rich is Frank Bruno in ? He has earned most of his wealth from his thriving career as a Professional Boxer from England. It is possible that He makes money from other undiscovered sources. He was taken to Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford, where he underwent psychological and psychiatric tests.
He had been suffering from depression for several months beforehand. He was later diagnosed as having bipolar disorder. On 9 October, , Bruno admitted that cocaine use, which began in , had contributed to his mental health problems.
Media coverage of Bruno's problems raised controversy, the principal accusations being gross intrusion and insensitivity. Particular criticism was aimed at The Sun, whose headline in the first editions the next day read "Bonkers Bruno Locked Up".
Second editions retracted the headline and attempted to portray a more sympathetic attitude towards Bruno and mental health in general. As an attempt at atonement, the paper established a charity fund for people suffering from mental illness, although some mental health charities condemned The Sun's latter action that day as being grossly cynical in the light of the former.
On 24 February, , Bruno offered his support to former footballer Paul Gascoigne, who on 21 February had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Bruno also spoke on his own personal experiences in the mental health system at a conference run by Hari Sewell, on 22 June, Bruno was sectioned again in and taken to St Andrew's Hospital in Northampton for five weeks. In January , prior to that year's general election, Bruno announced that he wanted to stand as the Conservative candidate in the traditionally safe Conservative seat of Brentwood and Ongar against the independent Member of Parliament, Martin Bell.
His proposed slogan was "Don't be a plank, vote for Frank! In an interview with BBC Sport at the time, Bruno laughed at the story and denied he had any intention of standing. Bruno did not last long as champion — the contract he signed to get McCall meant he had to face Mike Tyson in his first defence. Tyson beat Bruno on a stoppage in round three, Bruno performing unusually poorly in what turned out to be his last bout as a professional, due to a severe eye injury caused by Tyson. Bruno was advised not to fight again to avoid running the risk of causing any more damage to it, which could result in permanent blindness.
Bruno retired soon after the fight. In , the year of his world championship, he released a cover version of "Eye of the Tiger", the theme song of the movie Rocky III. It reached 28 in the UK charts. In , he featured on the celebrity special in the second season of Fort Boyard. The Englishman continues to battle his demons. You must be logged in to post a comment. Matt Christie mattcboxingnews.
Nov 16 Add Comment. Frank Bruno remains a national treasure and Matt Christie looks back at some key moments in his career. Tags frank bruno on this day. You may also like. Click here to post a comment. Michael, Eddie, Faye Joanne, and Angela are his siblings. His parents settled down in Wandsworth London. His father Robert originated from Dominica passed away in , while his mother Lynette is a district nurse and a Pentecostal laypreacher from Jamaica.
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