Boxing and autism – living with labels

Matthew Sydney Long is a member of Burton Boxing Club and a mentor to Zak, who has autism. Matthew has also experienced bouts of OCD and depression.

In his blog, he explains how boxing has helped both him and Zak to overcome some of the hurdles they have faced as a result of their respective ‘labels’, and how it has helped to transform their lives.

Despite Matthews competitive days are now over he still continues to spar at his local club and finds that boxing helps in many ways

Click here to read more about Matthews blog about Zak the 15 year old boy to see how his life has transformed with the help of boxing.

An inspiring read.