Episode 23 - Leon McKenzie - Knives, goals, suicide and boxing - a podcast by Ball Street

Leon McKenzie has gone through enough to live two lives. This is another podcast in a line produced by Ball Street where we've been fortunate enough to get behind the professional footballer, and in this case, the professional boxer. Leon goes into depth about his surroundings growing up and being tested as most young people in London contend with. Unfortunately his struggles didn't end when he made it into the professional ranks - a fascinating story in itself. Throughout his career Leon struggles with injury and for some footballers this brings with it mental strain. Typically the environment in football isn't set up to deal with mental health issues, but footballers, because they're men, are more susceptible to struggling mentally... for some it's a melting pot for depression and worse.But Leon is a different type of character, and isn't beaten so easily.This week we've got an offer on with DraftKings, a Daily Fantasy game where you compete live for real money with other players as the goals go in. Join our league this Saturday for your share of £15k: www.draftkings.co.uk/ballstreetTo get tickets for Leon's next fight at York Hall click this link: http://www.goodwinboxing.co.uk/events/post/time-to-score/See you at the far post.

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